From the river to the sea, chanted: Nope, not hate-motivated speech.
The Hamas flag, waving it: Possibly a hate crime. Definitely an ugliness.
A technical briefing for reporters on Wednesday by Toronto Police on hate crime investigations answered some questions and side-stepped or qualified others. But there’s no disputing that hateful and harmful activities have spiked alarmingly since the savage Oct. 7 raids by Hamas into Israel. Enough of a proliferation that the hate crime unit has expanded from six investigators to 20, plus eight district special constables to assist.
I know from personal experience the TPS will turn a blind eye so as not to antagonize the Hamas supporters. Isolating counter-protesters and escorting them from the area if need be is how they handle potential clashes.
As you read the article you’ll come to understand that short of actual murder no hate crime charges will be laid against the Hamas supporters.
Will they riot? No idea but I would not be surprised.
