Pro-
Palestinian demonstrators held a rally outside the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon to demand an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing
Israel-Hamas war.
These Canadians protested waving an ocean of
Palestinian and Canadian flags…except for the Canadian flags part…but there
is the occasional Lebanese and
Hamas flag.
The demonstration is the latest weekend mass rally led by pro-
Palestinian activists since the start of the current conflict on Oct. 7.
The event is organized by the
Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), an international organization whose local chapter in Toronto has co-ordinated some of the largest pro-
Palestinian demonstrations in the city. The American chapter of the PYM has has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
The group has been criticized for appearing to express support for
Hama’s initial attack and hosting rallies across Canada and the United States in its wake. Two days after the attack in Israel, in which
Hamas killed about 1,200 people and took more than 240 others hostage, PYM’s post referred to it as “active decolonization of
Palestinian land led by the
Palestinian resistance … in response to decades of brutal colonization and occupation.” Etc…
Organizers have billed this rally as being in support of health care workers in Gaza.
Reuters reported earlier this month that 250 health care workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began. This figure comes from the
Hamas health ministry in the
Hamas-run territory.
Seriously, isn’t it weird that all these protesters protesting in Canada are assumably Canadians…or guests of Canada…or Landed Immigrants or Refugees in Canada…& never a Canadian Flag???