Jewish officials said sentences for two youths who vandalized Jewish targets in Toronto were too light. After being charged with simple mischief for toppling Jewish tombstones and scrawling graffiti on synagogues, among other actions, the teenagers were sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.
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