MONTREAL – Montreal police are investigating after a video emerged showing a man entering a Jewish-owned business and delivering violent death threats against Jews, saying, “We’re going to kill you one by one. We start from Cote St-Luc, we went to Cavendish, we went Mozart (Road), we’re gonna empty the fucking store… Go to fucking Israel.”
Middle Eastern migrant walked into a Jewish business in Montreal and threatened to kill all of the Jews “one by one.”
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 14, 2025
Canada gave 5,000 visas to Palestinians from Gaza in the past year. This is what they’re importing.
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The threat specifically referenced the city’s major Jewish neighborhoods and comes amid a documented surge in antisemitic hate crimes in Montreal since October 2023.
The incident sparked immediate condemnation from Jewish advocacy groups, who have consistently called for stronger law enforcement and hate crime prosecution in the wake of repeated threats and violence targeting synagogues, parks, and Jewish businesses across the city.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) welcomed a recent police arrest in a separate hate crime, underscoring, “Those who seek to threaten members of our community must be held accountable. If you see something, say something.”
Montreal’s mayor and municipal leaders have pledged to enhance police presence and support for Jewish residents, while emphasizing that no hate or intimidation will be tolerated. Community security patrols have visibly increased in neighborhoods such as Cote St-Luc, Cavendish, and Saint-Laurent in response to both physical attacks and incidents of verbal abuse.
Local authorities confirmed that the Montreal hate crimes unit is aware of the video and is reviewing evidence as part of an ongoing investigation. Police have made recent arrests in other cases of antisemitic violence, including a brutal assault on a Jewish father in front of his children at a park last week.
Jewish community leaders caution that the escalating rhetoric requires vigilance from all levels of government. “Everyone in Canada has an inalienable right to live in safety,” Prime Minister Mark Carney stated after a prior attack. The current threat adds urgency to calls for action against extremism, with advocates urging the Crown to bring swift charges wherever evidence supports prosecution.
This article is based on verified information from CTV News, National Post, Montreal city and police statements, CIJA, and video evidence shared on social media.
I believe this took place more than a year ago