Man convicted of threatening to bomb ‘every’ Toronto synagogue, ‘kill as many Jews as possible’ | Globalnews.ca

Waisuddin Akbari threatened to bomb all of Toronto 's synagogues and "kill as many Jews as possible" He was convicted on Nov. 1 of threatening death and property damage, but the case has received no public attention until now.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center criticizes decision to charge him only with uttering threats.

Police say hate was a motivating factor in the case; hate motivation can be aggravating factor at sentencing.

Akbari said he wanted to plant a bomb in every synagogue in Toronto and blow them up to kill as many Jews as possible.

He claimed he only said that to end the conversation because the salesperson was trying to pressure him into buying a car he couldn’t afford.

The judge didn't buy his testimony, describing it as “disjointed and vague,” and “inconsistent and evasive” The judge said he had crossed the line when he made threats.

Akbari and those like him have been terrorizing the Jewish community for too long, Kirzner-Roberts says.

Concerns have reached new heights amid expressions of support for Hamas and Hezbollah in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 , 2023 attack on Israel .

The RCMP stopped a Toronto man as he was allegedly on his way to carry out a mass shooting at a New York Jewish centre.