Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister of Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, has urged the Canadian government to take decisive action to protect Jewish communities after three synagogues in the Toronto area were struck by gunfire within a week.

In a letter sent on March 10 to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Chikli warned that the incidents represent a serious escalation of antisemitic violence and called on Ottawa to strengthen protections for Jewish institutions.

“Reports that three separate synagogues were struck by gunfire within a single week are alarming and cannot be treated as isolated incidents,” Chikli wrote. “These acts represent a serious escalation in threats directed toward Jewish communities and their places of worship.