Avi Benlolo: The Jewish community is under attack — will you stand with us?
This past week, The Abraham Global Peace Initiative hosted a powerful and inspiring gala at Toronto’s historic Casa Loma. The keynote speaker, former Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, addressed a sold-out crowd made up of proud Canadians — many of them children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. They gathered to counter hate, intolerance and to promote human rights and peace in the Middle East. But outside, a dangerous scene unfolded: a mob of radicalized agitators, emboldened and hateful, hurled slurs and threats at our guests simply for being Jewish.
“Why is this allowed,” a pro-Israel area resident walking her dog asks police, gesturing to the demonstration outside Casa Loma. “Peaceful? I can hear it from my house.”
She calls the protesters “disgusting.” One demonstrator shouts “F— the hostages!” while another taunts, “Oh,… pic.twitter.com/nVFELUaABv
— Caryma Sa’d – Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) May 30, 2025
He’s not wrong about the attitude of government in Canada at all levels and he’s also right about the media but that brag about helping Syrians is not the flex he thinks it is.
I’m sorry but helping to import Muslims is a virtue signal too far. Thanks for nothin there Avi.
I liked the old Canada better, the pre- 3rd World version, the one without Islamists.
