'Death to all Zios': Nova Scotia man charged with hate crimes

Jewish groups are praising a small-town Nova Scotia police force after a man who allegedly called for “death to all Zios” and said “we are going to ruin Zio Joo lives” was charged with hate crimes. On Saturday, New Glasgow Regional Police charged a 22-year-old man with advocating genocide and promotion of hatred. He is in custody and expected to appear in court on Monday. The arrest followed alleged postings calling for the deaths of “all Zios and people who support them,” a reference commonly used by anti-Israel activists to describe Zionists. The Toronto-based Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation commended the Nova Scotia police force for its “swift and efficient reaction” to a complaint of online hate. “Within 36 hours of receiving this complaint, they effected an arrest and laid charges,” the group said in a “letter of commendation” posted to the X social media site. The foundation noted such charges require the consent of provincial prosecution authorities. “Amazing,” the Tafsik Organization , a Toronto-based Jewish civil rights group, concurred on X.

@caefto congratulates and commends the constables of the New Glasgow NS Regional Police for their exemplary efficiency in investigating an antisemitic hate crime complaint and swiftly arresting and charging a suspect. pic.twitter.com/ry8YBLDibB— Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (@CAEFto) June 8, 2025

The case had drawn much attention online after a prominent X account known as Leviathan shared alleged social media postings. “I want all Zios and people who support them killed. If you are armed and reading this go out and kill, injure, take prisoners and bomb with great fireworks shoot in the sky. I want to see bomb explosions and death and destruction of all colonial capitals. I want no remorse, no quarter, One Israeli, One Tannish, One AmeriKKKa, One Dead Bastard,” reads one post shared by the Leviathan account. In another, a man allegedly said: “Get ready for tomorrow and the next 3-4 months. Going to be wild seeing all the Zionists fall like fucking dominoes. We’re going to end their careers and beat them up and fuck the wound and end them once and for all. We are going to ruin Zio Joo lives. We are going to hang up the dirty Talmudic Zio Jooish demons and complete collapse and destabilize this ‘country’ and ensure no one can hide from me … because I am coming for them.” Luke Alexander McDonnell faces charges of advocating and promoting genocide, public incitement of hatred and wilful promotion of hatred. “The New Glasgow Regional Police are committed to thoroughly investigating hate-motivated crimes and unequivocally condemn these reprehensible acts,” the force said in a news release.

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