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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Right-wing activist arrested at anti-Israel rally in Toronto after refusing to cross road: ‘It’s because I’m a Jew’
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Canadian right-wing political pundit Ezra Levant has been arrested at a pro-Hamas rally in Toronto, after he refused police instructions to move away from the demonstration, claiming he was being discriminated against for being Jewish.
In a video of the arrest posted to social media by Levant’s Rebel News platform, officers can be heard telling the conservative activist that his presence at the pro-Palestinian rally was “inciting the crowd.”
“It’s because I’m a Jew,” Levant insists during an argument with the officer over his order to move away from the demonstration.
“I’m refusing to leave because I’m a Jew, and I’m a citizen, and I’m your boss. And I don’t leave because you say Jews aren’t allowed on this side of the street.”
The officer then tells him he is under “arrest for breaching the peace,” at which point the protesters erupt in cheers and calls of “Zionist” and “loser.”
BREAKING VIDEO: While reporting on the ongoing pro-terrorist demonstrations in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Toronto, @EzraLevant was arrested.
If you want to contribute to help us pay for Ezra’s legal defence and assurance, please donate here.… pic.twitter.com/W9Nh2XXcrG
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2024
Photos from the Toronto demonstration posted to social media show an activist dressed as slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the terror group’s brutal October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, posing in a stuffed armchair to recreate the final moments before he was killed by Israel in Gaza last month.
Another protester holds a sign reading, “Free flights to Amsterdam,” a reference to a wave of widespread, coordinated attacks against Israeli tourists in the Dutch capital, following a soccer game earlier this month.
????????Scenes from Toronto's "peaceful" protests this weekend:
☑️ Blocked streets
☑️ Glorification of terrorists
☑️ Red triangles (used by Hamas to identify targets)
☑️Hamas leader cosplay (Yayha Sinwar, as denoted by the "YS" on the back) @cityoftoronto @MayorOliviaChow… https://t.co/S2kvpGysbx pic.twitter.com/osuO0w9Iu5— FactsMatter (@AllFactsNoHate) November 24, 2024
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