Safety patrol teams show up at University of Toronto to protect Jewish students as the school year begins
Newly formed safety patrol teams joined Jewish students on University of Toronto’s downtown campus, during a student-led pro-Palestine march on Sept. 6. As more than a hundred pro-Palestine protesters marched through the St. George campus, a team of volunteers called Magen Herut Canada stood by. “We’re just here to maintain as much order as we […]
‘I never experienced anything of this nature’: McGill president promises to protect Jewish students
A special town hall meeting preceded the new school year.
Jewish students worry ahead of what could be another turbulent year on campus
A cross-country checkup as the summer break winds down.
A common enemy is creating unity between Jewish and Iranian communities in Canada
Go to almost any pro-Israel rally held in Toronto in the past 10 months, and alongside the Canadian and Israeli flags, you’ll see the crowd dotted with lion and sun flags. These flags were the symbol of Iran before its Islamic Revolution in 1979, and are still used by Iranians who want to topple the […]
University of Toronto offers a deal to protesters—and a Monday morning deadline to end the encampment—but the school refuses to participate in academic boycotts of Israel
Representatives for the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto were still deciding on Friday how to respond to an offer from the school to either end the demonstration or be issued a notice of trespass. The offer was given in the afternoon of May 23, and gave the encampment 24 hours, until 4 p.m. […]
Does the protest encampment at the University of Toronto make Jews unsafe? Depends which side of the fence you’re on while asking the question
Scenes from two weeks of watching the unauthorized takeover of a campus lawn.
Toronto Deputy Police Chief Lauren Pogue warns residents ahead of a planned weekend of protests that police will arrest ‘agitators’
Toronto police responded to allegations of over-policing at a pro-Palestinian Land Day protest on March 30, where several people were arrested for assaulting officers and a police horse, and warned they would take action if protesters became aggressive. Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) spoke to reporters Friday, April 5 ahead […]
Two days of anti-Israel protests at the end of March shut down buildings and classes at McGill University
Montreal police made at least one arrest as anti-Israel demonstrators mobilized at McGill University on March 28 and 29, impacting classes and occupying common areas. Crowds blocked access to three buildings targeting professors and programs perceived to be connected to Israel. The action on March 28 targeted large classes in the faculties of engineering, education […]
A protest directed at an Israeli real estate expo at a Thornhill synagogue brought on a Jewish counter-demonstration—and the chaos led to three arrests
Hundreds of people taking one side or another in the Israel-Hamas war faced each other across a suburban street on Thursday, creating a scene that involved blasting music at ear-splitting volumes and chanting for hours in front of the Beth Avraham Yoseph Synagogue (BAYT) of Toronto in Thornhill, Ont. York Regional Police reported that three […]
Quebec has issued a 10-day injunction designed to protect Jewish institutions after Montreal buildings were protested on two consecutive evenings
A temporary injunction banning protests in front of Montreal Jewish community buildings has been issued by the Quebec Superior Court after two consecutive nights of protests. Federation CJA and Montreal’s Spanish and Portuguese congregation sought out the injunction after protests on March 4 and 5, one of which resulted in the arrest of two men […]
