Montreal Jews Alarmed By Man’s Open Calls For Violence And Praise Of Terror

MONTREAL — Jewish community advocates in Montreal are sounding the alarm after social media posts attributed to Montreal resident Mohamad Awada allegedly show him calling for the extermination of Jews, praising killers of Israelis, and expressing open support for Hezbollah. All of the material referenced has been described as coming from publicly accessible platforms and not from private or hacked sources.

According to documentation shared by the X account “Leviathan,” Awada is a Montreal resident of Lebanese descent who is affiliated with the “mtl4palestine” group and openly supports Hezbollah in his online activity. In posts reportedly written in both English and French, he is said to call for violence against Jews and against so‑called “Zionists,” including explicit language about killing and torturing them. The content, as described, goes far beyond harsh criticism of Israeli policies and appears to advocate direct physical harm.

In one English statement attributed to Awada, he is reported to have written, “Bring Back Hitler to Life, all of them, Exterminate all Zio,” a phrase that combines praise for a genocidal dictator with a call to “exterminate” Jews identified as Zionists. In another set of remarks, he allegedly writes, “It’s an OPEN WAR, Fuck Them & Kill Them, We Owe Shit To Nobody, Eye for Eye, Tooth for Tooth,” suggesting that he sees Jews and Zionists as legitimate targets in what he calls a war. These statements, if accurately presented, appear to meet any common sense definition of incitement to hatred and glorification of violence.

In French, Awada is said to have written that “we should torture Zionists,” calling it a “great activity to see them suffer & die.” Another French post reportedly shows him writing “Bring me a Zionist, I’d drown them here” over an image or video clip with a swimming pool in the background. The specificity of these statements, including the “drowning” reference, contributes to fears that the rhetoric is not abstract but tied to concrete fantasies of physical abuse and murder.

Observers have also highlighted alleged posts in which Awada reacts to real-world attacks. After two Israelis were killed in Washington, DC, he reportedly referred to the shooter as a “Hero,” signalling clear approval of the killing of Jews abroad. In another instance, related to a sporting event in France in which Israel’s team was playing, he is said to have urged people in France to “Smash Them,” a phrase interpreted by critics as encouraging violence against Israeli athletes or supporters.

Those monitoring his activity further note that Awada reportedly displays a tattoo on his left bicep with the phrase “We Are Going To Win Because They Love Life & We Love Death,” a slogan associated with violent extremist movements that glorify martyrdom and death. Taken together with his alleged attendance at Hezbollah events in Lebanon, these details are cited by concerned community members as evidence of deep radicalization and identification with organizations that are listed as terrorist entities by Canada and its allies.

Community advocates are directing particular criticism at the apparent lack of visible enforcement or public comment from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). They argue that repeated, explicit calls for killing and torturing a protected minority, combined with expressions of support for terrorist organizations and praise for recent killers of Jews, should trigger an urgent law enforcement review for potential hate crime and terrorism offences. Some Jewish residents are asking pointedly whether “Jews need to die first” before authorities move from monitoring to intervention.

At the same time, civil liberties and security experts often emphasize that online speech, even when abhorrent, must be assessed carefully under Canadian law, which requires specific thresholds for criminal charges related to hate propaganda or counselling violence. In practice, this means law enforcement typically examines factors such as the clarity of the call to violence, the audience, any connections to organized extremist networks, and whether there are signs of operational planning. For many in the Jewish community, however, repeated and graphic threats are themselves experienced as a form of intimidation and psychological harm, especially in a global climate of rising antisemitism.

For a pro-Israel and Jewish readership, the reported statements of Awada fit into a wider pattern in which rhetoric against “Zionists” blurs into open calls for violence against Jews everywhere. The references to Hitler, extermination, torture, and drowning are not framed as policy debate but as fantasies of mass killing. This is why local voices are treating the case as an urgent notice of public interest rather than an abstract free speech controversy.

Jewish community leaders and security professionals commonly advise that when such material surfaces, it should be carefully documented, reported through official channels, and followed up through both legal and community security frameworks. They stress that the goal is to protect the community and to ensure that any investigation proceeds on a factual, evidence-based basis, without exaggeration or unsupported claims.