Three synagogues in Halifax, Nova Scotia, were defaced with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend, following a contentious period in the Canadian city over an athletic match that included the Israeli team.

Beth Israel Synagogue and a building associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch of the Maritimes had the phrase “Jews did 9/11” written on them with spray paint. Another synagogue on the same street as Beth Israel, Shaar Shalom, had a swastika spray-painted on its signage.

“The targeting of synagogues in Halifax with antisemitic graffiti is absolutely disgraceful. We are better than this as a province,” said Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston in a post on X .

The graffiti came days after hundreds gathered outside the Davis Cup tennis competition in Halifax to protest Israel’s participation

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