Jonathan Conricus, a former IDF spokesperson and commentator, sharply criticized Canada after a three-week visit, saying the country "prefers Muslims and Islamists over their local, loyal Jewish population." He added that many Jewish Canadians are "thinking about leaving or have already left" and that those leaving "are going to take their capital with them."
Jonathan Conricus, a former IDF spokesperson who has become a prominent English-language commentator on Israeli security affairs, posted a video on Monday criticizing Canada after a three-week visit there. In the video, Conricus said Canada "prefers Muslims and Islamists over their local, loyal Jewish population," claiming that many Jewish Canadians he spoke with are considering or have already emigrated. He warned that departing Jews would take their capital with them, framing the exodus as both a demographic and economic loss for Canada. Conricus's remarks join a broader pattern of pro-Israel commentators and Jewish community figures voicing concern over Canada's perceived shift in policy and public sentiment toward Israel and its Jewish community. The Zioneer has previously reported on Canadian appointments of figures with anti-Israel records to an antisemitism advisory board, and on the aftermath of a shooting in Montreal that targeted Jewish institutions. Conricus's specific claim about a mass departure of Jewish Canadians remains anecdotal and based on personal observation; no broader survey or official data was cited in the post.
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