Canada PM Justin Trudeau at a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday night
Canada PM Justin Trudeau at a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday night
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoying himself at the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto
Violent clashes in Montreal as anti-Israel protestors set cars ablaze and burn Netanyahu effigy
Anti-Israel protestors took to the streets of Montreal on Friday night setting cars on fire, smashing up shop windows and burning an effigy in the middle of the street of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The riots began at around 4:30pm at Émilie-Gamelin Parc downtown as darkness fell in the Canadian city.
But the protests quickly turned violent as protestors hurled small explosive devices and pieces of metal were thrown at police officers.
Others set about committing acts of wanton vandalism smashing up store fronts using hammers and planks of wood while also cars ablaze.
At one point protesters marched through the city with many carrying Palestinian flags and banners while releasing red smoke bombs into the crowd to create a sense of anarchy and chaos.
Tensions reached a high point as demonstrators burned an effigy of Netanyahu in the middle of the street.
Anti-Israel protestors burned an effigy in the middle of the street of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Protesters release red smoke bombs
Protestors marched through the city carrying Palestinian flags and banners
Footage of the unrest was posted to social media all while Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could be seen enjoying himself at a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto.
The jarring images left at least one Canadian Senator seething at the Canadian PM's indifference.
'Tonight, while Justin Trudeau is partying it up in Toronto, I was meeting with several members of the Jewish community of Montreal,' wrote Quebec Senator Leo Housakos.
'Meanwhile, this is our hometown tonight. The pro-Hamas crowd emboldened by Mr. Trudeau’s pledge to arrest the Israeli PM. Hope you had fun at the concert, though, Justin.'
'Crazy night is going over the city of Montreal, Canada, one huge chaos as anti-Israel protestors go into meltdown on the streets,' one user posted online.
'People thought they would find their car in the morning, but the parked cars were set on fire tonight. To help Gaza. Our country is being destroyed over a conflict that doesn't even involve Canada in any way.'
Anti-Israel protesters in Montreal are seen setting an effigy of Benjamin Netanyahu on fire
The mob quickly got out of control and starting to smash up store windows
Many in the crowd wore face masks to voice being identified. Smoke bombs added to the chaos
Parked cars were broken into an set ablaze in downtown Montreal
The protest coincided with a NATO summit in Montreal, where delegates from member states and partner nations had gathered to discuss issues including Ukraine, climate change, and NATO’s strategic future.
It also came on the heels of heightened tensions in the city following a wave of pro-Hamas demonstrations, including a significant protest at Concordia University on Thursday that involved confrontations between pro-Hamas and pro-Israel demonstrators.
On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defense chief Yoav Gallant, and for a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.
All EU countries are members of the court, which means they are supposed to enforce its warrants.
Smoke filled the air as protestors released smoke bombs as they rioted
Aside from being anti-Israel the protest was also anti-NATO in its nature
At at least one Canadian Senator was seething as seeing the chaos unfold
Similarly, Trudeau expressed that Canada would comply with the arrest warrant in the unlikely event Netanyahu should visit the country.
'It’s really important that everyone abide by international law. This is something we’ve been calling on from the beginning of the conflict. We stand up for international law, and we will abide by all the regulations and rulings of the international courts. This is just who we are as Canadians,' Trudeau said in a statement.
Netanyahu’s office criticized the arrest warrants, labeling them as an anti-Semitic move, while Israel's ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, Iddo Moed, urged the Canadian government to reject and condemn the ICC decision, as undermining Israel's right to self-defense.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14116909/montreal-canada-clashes-anti-israel-protest-netanyahu-palestine.html
Scum wearing Palestinian style keffiyeh's take part in a protest against NATO in Montreal
Video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dancing at a Taylor Swift concert amid a destructive protest in Montreal drew outrage over the weekend.
Trudeau, who represents a district in Montreal, had attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday night. A viral video posted on X shows the Canadian politician dancing and singing along to the song "You Don't Own Me" before Swift took the stage.
Toronto is roughly 280 miles west of the Canadian capital of Ottawa and 330 miles west of the Montreal district that Trudeau represents.
During the same night, anti-NATO demonstrators set off smoke bombs and marched through the streets of Montreal with Palestinian flags. According to the Montreal Gazette, the rioters set cars on fire and clashed with police.
Protesters also threw small explosive devices and metal items at officers. At one point, the group burned an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The image of Trudeau dancing amid protests in his hometown sparked outrage online. Some social media users even compared Trudeau to Nero, the infamous Roman emperor known for "fiddling while Rome burned."
"Lawless protesters run roughshod over Montreal in violent protest. The Prime Minister dances. This is the Canada built by the Liberal government."
"Bring back law and order, safe streets and communities, in the Canada we once knew and loved."
