Partisan attacks against Prime Minister Mark Carney won't help Canadian Jews in the fight against antisemitism. The government's outstretched hand should be embraced by the Jewish communityYa'ara Saks09:17 AM • August 21 2026 IDTAntisemitism in Canada and globally has risen at an alarming rate since October 7. That the house is on fire is something Jewish leadership has stated with every incident the community has borne witness to, myself included. Jewish Canadians must be safe and feel safe, and shifting from fear back to security may take a generation. But as a former Member of Parliament and cabinet minister, I know how easily politics is swallowed by feeling, and those of us who write op-eds carry a responsibility to anchor our views in facts.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:CanadaAntisemitismJewish DiasporaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesBen-Gurion Airport Gaza probeE1 Settlement Tender TurkeyNetanyahuBen-GvirWest BankPollHaaretz PodcastWorking With Government Is How We Keep Jewish Canadians Safe'It Was a Calling: Go to Israel, Meet This People. And I Went''Cannibalizing the Camp': The Petty Politics Destroying Israel's OppositionAs Hamas Rebuilds in Gaza, Israelis Across the Border Lose Faith in the IDFSettlers Set Fire to Palestinian Quarry in Southern West Bank, Reports SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?