[He] called the attacks “disturbing” and told Montreal radio station CJAD Monday that they are linked to what he called a “new anti-Semitism,” often tied to extremist politics emanating from the Middle East.
He said the wave of hatred often inspires the naive or vulnerable to adopt the same anti-Semitic ideology. [emphasis added]
I wonder if defensive conservatives who insist there was no relation between the Giffords shooting and right-wing eliminationist rhetoric south of the border will rise up in an equally (self-)righteous manner against the Minister of Immigration?