Toronto Police arrested Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, 58, on suspicion of throwing stones at a Jewish man on the street, shouting anti-Israel slurs, and issuing death threats. Police said the attack was unprovoked and the victim, who suffered light injuries, was targeted because of his religious attire.
Toronto Police arrested Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, a 58-year-old man, on Wednesday evening on suspicion of a hate-motivated assault. According to police, al-Jilani threw stones at a Jewish man walking on the street, shouted anti-Israel slurs, and threatened to kill him. The victim, identified as visibly Jewish by his religious attire, suffered minor injuries. In a statement, police described the attack as unprovoked, with the victim singled out solely because of his appearance. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime. Al-Jilani faces charges including assault with a weapon and uttering death threats. The arrest comes amid a broader uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in North American cities, as previously documented by The Zioneer in related cases in Montreal, Berlin, and elsewhere. The investigation is ongoing.
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