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.

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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 ef

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