Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.
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CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.
The law signed by Hochul would apply statewide and would apply to any house of worship, including mosques, which have also been targeted by protests over the years.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
From churches to synagogues, mosques to grocery stores, extremists have targeted innocent people because of race, religion, ethnicity, or identity.
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Michael Brunker,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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