Demonstrators gathered at four pro-Palestinian rallies in Toronto on Friday to show their support for people in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues.
One rally is ongoing at Queen’s Park and has drawn more than 500 people. The other three were held outside the office of Deputy Premier Chrystia Freeland, at Toronto Metropolitan University and at the University of Toronto.
At Queen’s Park, the demonstrators called on the Ontario government to reconsider a motion that passed 78-0 in the legislature on Thursday. The motion condemned Hamas and affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself. All Progressive Conservative and Liberal MPPs voted in favour of the motion tabled on Monday, while the NDP abstained from the vote.
This demo may draw a crowd, so far the Hamas support rallies have been small to middling affairs.
#TORONTO:
NATIONAL MARCH FOR GAZA 🇵🇸 #StopGenocideNow#PalestinianGenocideWHEN: Sat. October 21 @ 2PM
WHERE: U.S. Consulate
(360 University Ave.), TorontoJoin THOUSANDS in condemning Israel’s settler colonial genocide & ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
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— Javier Dávila #FreePalestine #NoOneIsDisposable (@XjusticeXpeace) October 19, 2023
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