But this assault followed months of hostility from the pro-Palestinian classmate.

Tsurkan and her family moved to Fredericton from Israel a few weeks before the Oct. 7 slaughter of 1,200 Israelis by crazed Hamas terrorists.

About 250, including Holocaust survivors and children, were taken hostage. About 100 remain in captivity, and at least 30 bodies of murdered hostages remain in the Gaza strip. On Friday Israel Defence Forces announced three bodies were found — including that of Shani Louk, 22. Haunting images of her mangled and twisted body on the back of a pickup truck sent shockwaves throughout the world.

But in Canada Jews are mercilessly targeted because Israel is fighting back. B’nai Brith, an advocacy group, is working to help Tsurkan get “justice” for the “unprovoked” assault.

It’s just released report on antisemitic incidents reveals that 2023 was the worst recorded year in the history of the audit.

Now why is that?

It’s because — unlike a 150-members of a Toronto community that walked a Jewish boy to school after he was repeatedly threatened and beaten by an anti-Israel mob — Canadians are letting the mobs run wild.

Even when those in authority are horrified and denounce the wicked hatred, they do so tepidly.

Higgs is to be commended for meeting with Tsurkan’s parents. He acknowledged she was attacked “for apparently no reason other than she was Jewish.”

“I hope that both school and police authorities will continue to get to the bottom of this, and punish all who were involved in this brutal attack,” he wrote in a May 17 post on “X.”

He hopes? For crying out loud, he’s the premier. He should be demanding not hoping — and roaring that he’ll be a force to be reckoned with if it doesn’t happen.

A child was severely assaulted! She’s not the only one. And there will be more.

Hold that raging bully in the pink hoodie up as an example of how antisemitism won’t be tolerated, and antisemites will be harshly punished no matter how old they are.

Which brings us to the school that failed everybody with how the assault was initially incompetently and shamefully dealt with.

“LHHS takes pride in fostering a multicultural, safe space that is dedicated to supporting all students,” reads a May 16 statement on the board’s website.

“They strive to ensure every student feels valued, respected, and safe within the school community … and will always respond when any acts of violence, discrimination, or hate occurs.”

So, to recap. A 14-year-old girl was targeted for months in the school that was aware of her being tormented. Yet, it got so out of hand she was beaten, cut, bruised, had two black swollen eyes, had some earrings ripped out, and a possible concussion — inflicted on her by an older student — because she’s Jewish.

The school’s response to that vicious assault?

It suspended the Muslim girl for five days.

But according to Tsurkan, when her attacker returned to school, school officials told her to protect herself by only using the teacher’s washroom, never walk alone, and stay inside the school all day.

What a weak, negligent interpretation of being “dedicated” to supporting all students and “fostering” a safe space. That’s just meaningly cover your butt talk.

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