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Toronto police increase presence along hospital row after pro-Palestinian protest (www.cbc.ca)

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Protest swiftly condemned by all levels of government; organizing group denies hospital targeted

Toronto police say they are increasing their presence along hospital row after a pro-Palestinian protest downtown on Monday night, including outside Mount Sinai Hospital.

Toronto Police Service spokesperson Stephanie Sayer told CBC News the increased police presence is to ensure that essential hospital services and emergency routes remain accessible.

"Interfering with the operations of a hospital is not acceptable," Sayer wrote in an email.

Police have not said if the hospital's operations were impacted by the protest. The hospital has not responded to CBC News's request for comment.

"The Toronto Police Service is investigating several incidents that occurred in front of Mount Sinai Hospital and along the demonstration route. As we have said before, officers use their discretion during large crowd demonstrations and even if arrests are not deemed safe to make at the time, investigations will continue and charges can be laid at a later date," Sayer said.

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[-] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Protesting near a hospital: bad and evil.

Shelling a hospital: Quick, hand those people another billion dollars!

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

"The Toronto Police Service is investigating several incidents that occurred in front of Mount Sinai Hospital and along the demonstration route.

As we have said before, officers use their discretion during large crowd demonstrations and even if arrests are not deemed safe to make at the time, investigations will continue and charges can be laid at a later date," Sayer said.

In videos posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, apparently from the time of the protest, a person can be seen climbing an awning that's branded Mount Sinai Hospital while waving a Palestinian flag.

The protest action was denounced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow.

In 2021, the federal government introduced Bill C-3, making it an offence to intimidate or prevent patients from seeking care or to interfere with health professionals trying to deliver it, amid anti-vaccine protests during the coronavirus pandemic.

"It is an infringement of our constitutional rights and clear efforts to distract from the war crimes being committed on the ground in Gaza, in these ongoing genocide that has taken the lives of over 30,000 innocent civilians, 70 per cent of whom are women and children," the group said.

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[-] ilmagico@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Why is this post downvoted? It doesn't matter which side you agree with, it is newsworthy.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 months ago

It's possible there may be a bias in this community.

[+] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -21 points 4 months ago

Antisemitism is not cool, guys.

[+] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -14 points 4 months ago

Neither are Semites so we're even.

[+] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -16 points 4 months ago

At what point do you ask yourself "are we the baddies?" Apparently full blown antisemitism isn't that point for you.

[-] OppaGundamStyle@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

At what point do you ask yourself “are we the baddies?”

You think that point would be when you're bombing hospitals, murdering children, and torturing civilians.

But hey, we still have people defending Israel and calling everyone supporting Palestinians as antisemitic ¯\(ツ)/¯

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Anything Jews disagree with turns into antisemitism, shits crazy.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -4 points 4 months ago

Because they are protesting a hospital founded by Canadian Jews. There is an Israeli consulate in Toronto, but they choose to protest a Hospital founded by Canadian Jews instead. They aren't distinguishing between Israelis and Jews from other countries. The just hate Jews. That's the definition of antisemitism.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago

I'm unsure how you equate a pro-Palestinan march with anti-semitism when they are CLEARLY not the same thing.

I don't hate Jews or Israelis. I hate that Netanyahu has decided to murder over 30,000 people - mostly women and children - to divert attention away from his corruption trial.

I hate that nations around the world sit back and do nothing while thousands are killed to satiate his bloodlust.

And I hate it when people like yourself refuse to use critical thinking skills when looking at all the facts available, and see who's really responsible for this shit storm.

Was it right for Hamas to kidnap Israelis? No it wasn't. But that should never be an excuse for an elected leader, who's in an active court case on corruption charges, to murder 10's of thousands of women and children.

[-] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

refuse to use critical thinking skills

The most dedicated of these people have literal orders to combat criticism of the state of Israel. This is warfare, for all intents and purposes and they don't want you to know it.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 months ago

Maybe use some critical thinking skills yourself.

They are protesting a hospital founded by Canadian Jews in a city where there's an Israeli Consulate.

They aren't just protesting Israel anymore. They're protesting all Jews without distinguishing where they're from. Hating all Jews (both Canadian and Israeli) is antisemitism.

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

At what point does a pro Palestinian March turn into antisemitism?

Because YOU don't agree doesn't mean it's antiemetic.

[+] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -8 points 4 months ago

When they're protesting Canadian Jews in a city where there's an Israeli consulate they could be protesting, that's antisemitism.

Neither are Semites so we’re even.

This is also antisemitic. You're not talking about just Israel, you're expressing negative feelings about all Jews. You're antisemitic, plain and simple.

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

Protesting Israel's actions you imbicile

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -5 points 4 months ago

Yeah and instead of protesting at the Israeli consulate, they protested a hospital founded by Canadian Jews. Who's the imbecile? The people who see no distinction between Israelis and Canadian Jews, or people who rightly condemn this as antisemitism?

[-] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

But you're forgetting that protests that happen in places they normally aren't get a shit ton of more coverage. Do you think they would have gotten any coverage in front of a consulate?

is it in bad taste, probably, but that's what gets people talking. But all y'all see is they hate Jews. No they hate what Israel is doing.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 months ago

Yeah it gets people talking about this Palestinian group being antisemitic.

But all y’all see is they hate Jews.

Gee... wonder why that is? It's so unfair these people are being judged by their actions!

INB4 the inevitable "both sides" arguments.

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