A police spokesperson said barring Palestinian activists from residential streets in York Centre was a “targeted response to specific safety concerns,” but demonstrators say it violates their rights.
Police are banning pro-Palestinian activists from demonstrating in residential parts of a North Toronto Jewish community, a decision that’s drawing praise from the local councillor, but pushback from protesters who say it violates their rights.
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirmed to the Star on Monday that it is ordering protesters not to picket on residential streets near the intersection of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue, the site of regular demonstrations and counter-demonstrations since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the country’s ensuing assault on Gaza.
