Mayor Olivia Chow says she’s been forced to remove a video she posted to social media in which she welcomed a Palestinian family to Toronto, after they faced a barrage of online abuse.
In a post to Instagram on Monday, Chow criticized Israel over the deepening crisis in Gaza, saying she supports “the Canadian government’s recent condemnation” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “as the humanitarian disaster worsens.”
“Israel must allow Palestinians to access food, water and humanitarian aid. Famine should never be used as a weapon,” the mayor wrote in the post.
Mayor Olivia Chow welcomes people from Gaza to Toronto. This will increase antisemitism because the overwhelming majority of Arabs in Gaza want Israel destroyed. pic.twitter.com/i9orIpyHqc
— Israel Now (@neveragainlive1) July 28, 2025
They look well fed.
