← Back to search
In December 2024, a man attempted to set fire to Congregation Beth Tikvah and other Jewish institutions in…
Montreal, Quebec — 2024-12-01
In December 2024, a man attempted to set fire to Congregation Beth Tikvah and other Jewish institutions in Montreal. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced by a Quebec court, a decision welcomed by B'nai Brith Canada.
EvidenceReported / Pending Review
Information has been received or identified, but assessment is not complete.
- Violence type
- Hate-Motivated Violence
- Motive
- Bias/Hate (alleged)
- Category
- Hate and identity-based incidents
- Targeted identities
- Jewish
- Conduct
- Attacks on community institutions
- Targeted community
- Religion — Jewish / antisemitic
- Source type
- Community organisation
- Perpetrator
- Lone individual (Mohamed Ilyess Akodad)
- Target
- Jewish community / synagogue
- Killed
- 0
- Injured
- 0
- Arrested
- 1
- Themes
- None
- Source
- B'nai Brith Canada
- Last reviewed
- Not yet reviewed by a person