Popular kosher restaurant in Montreal destroyed in apparent arson attack

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A Montreal kosher restaurant has been destroyed in what a local MP calls an apparent arson attack.

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MP Andrew Housefather says the fire at Nöam Restaurant “must be investigated as a hate crime.”

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Police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron told the Montreal Gazette that someone was seen leaving the premises shortly after the fire began and the case has been transferred to the arson squad.

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Firefighters were called around 3:15 a.m. to the blaze, according to Bergeron. The building, which housed Nöam, which was a kosher restaurant serving Mediterranean, Italian and international dishes, sustained major damage before firefighters brought it under control.

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Bergeron said investigators have yet to establish a motive.

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Earlier Saturday, Montreal newspaper columnist and city councillor Mike Cohen reported on X “(w)hat can only be described as a major hate crime” at the popular Montreal kosher restaurant. It has “been burnt the ground,” Cohen said.

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His report was reposted on X by Montreal MP and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Emergency Management, Andrew Housefather.

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Housefather wrote in a Saturday morning X post that he is “absolutely disgusted to see what appears to be an arson attack on a local kosher restaurant overnight. This attack on a Jewish own business must be investigated as a hate crime & those involved in this criminal act must be caught & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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Absolutely disgusted to see what appears to be an arson attack on a local kosher restaurant overnight. This attack on a Jewish own business must be investigated as a hate crime & those involved in this criminal act must be caught & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. https://t.co/FEgsdCr3z3

— Anthony Housefather (@AHousefather) August 1, 2026

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Cohen also posted his report on Instagram.

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“Arson is a crime. Antisemitism is a hate crime,” Montreal city councillor Leslie Roberts posted on X Saturday morning.

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