OTTAWA — As two anti-hate summits grappling with a rising tide of hatred against Canada’s Jewish and Muslim communities get underway, could both groups forge a stronger path forward if they were to convene as one? That’s a question being posed by Bernie Farber, the chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network and former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress, who will be attending both events. MPs unanimously voted in favour of a motion to hold a national summit on Islamophobia in the aftermath of the violent incident. “Once you’ve targeted people here in Canada for something that may have happened in the Middle East ... it is either Islamophobia or anti-Semitism,” Farber said. The tensions also trickled down to two leading Jewish and Muslim groups in Canada.

Source: thestar July 20, 2021 21:11 UTC