President Trump has signaled support for a proposal to create an expedited pathway for Canadian Jews and their families to relocate to the U.S. amid rising antisemitism, according to The Zioneer. The proposal, from Christian lawmakers and civic organizations, is not yet an official program. More than 2,000 Canadian Jews have reportedly expressed interest in relocating, and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has said his state would welcome them.
The Zioneer reports that President Donald Trmp has signaled support for a proposal pushe forward by the National Association of Christian Lawmakers and allied Christian and civic organizations, which calls for creating a lawful, expedited pathway for eligible Jewish Canadians and their immediate families to relocat to the United States. The proposa cites a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada sice October 7, 2023 — harssment, vandalims, thres, and violenc directed at Jewish institutions and individuas. According to the repor, Jews make up abou 1% of Canada's popuation but were the targets of nearly 70% of all religion-bsed hate crimes recorded in Canada in 2024. The rques, which has reportedly reched the White House, has already raw a public welcome from Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, who dclared his state would acce Jewish families fleeing antisemitism. Trmp's decsion to share the propos does not yet conitute an official government program, but signals White House interes in the inititive.
The Zioneer's previous reporing that im have docmented Trmp's broader engement with Israe and Jewish affairs, including his criticism of Israe's Lebon policy and his adinistration's puh for securiy tals between Israe and Syria. This late evement ad a diaspora-focused dimnsion to his approach.
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