Montreal police are investigating an antisemitic confrontation in which a woman allegedly told a Jewish family visiting La Fontaine Park, “Jews aren’t allowed here.”
The incident was first reported by the Montreal Gazette. A video documenting the confrontation has since received hundreds of thousands of views on social media.
Police opened an investigation following a complaint by the family, but no arrests have been made.
The confrontation began after the father asked the woman to remove her two dogs from a children’s playground, where animals were prohibited.
The father pointed to a sign stating that anyone bringing dogs into the children’s play area could face a fine of 300 Canadian dollars, approximately 655 shekels. Footage from the scene also shows a sign near the playground clearly stating that dogs were prohibited.
During the confrontation, the woman swore at the family and said in French, “Jews aren’t allowed here.”
“Are you trying to scare me or something?” she continued. “That’s called intimidation.”
The father said he had nothing against the dogs themselves, but explained that his children were afraid of them and were therefore frightened to play in the area.
The woman was identified but has not been arrested
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According to the Hebrew account of the incident, the woman responded by calling his children “messed up” because they did not attend a “regular school.”
The father immediately called police, but the woman apparently left the area before officers arrived.
The family filed a police report the following day, Montreal police spokesperson Florence Stafford confirmed.
Investigators are now assessing the complaint to determine whether a criminal offense occurred, Stafford told the Montreal Gazette.
No suspects have been arrested, and the investigation remains underway.
Rebel News later spoke with the Jewish father and asked how he felt after being told that Jews were not allowed in the park.
The father said he was shocked by the response but added that, unfortunately, members of Montreal’s Jewish community were becoming accustomed to this kind of hatred.
“This happens now on a daily basis,” he said.
Social media users in Canada later identified the woman as a designer living in Montreal. Police have not announced an arrest or publicly confirmed her identity.
The incident comes amid an unprecedented rise in antisemitism in Canada.
According to figures provided by B’nai Brith Canada, 27 violent antisemitic incidents have been documented since the beginning of 2026, more than double the 10 violent incidents recorded throughout 2025.
The organization said the violent episodes included shootings targeting Jewish institutions.
Richard Robertson, the organization’s director of research and advocacy, said 2026 currently ranks second only to 2023, when 77 violent antisemitic incidents were recorded following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack and the outbreak of the war.
The number of violent incidents recorded so far this year has already exceeded the totals documented in 2022, 2024 and 2025.