Dominic Cardy arrested after confronting anti-Israel protestors.

[CouchPotato]

Not sure what subforum this belongs in. Dominic Cardy is a provincial politician but the incident is more one of national interest, I think.

N.B. politician Dominic Cardy arrested after confronting anti-Israel protesters in Toronto

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Dominic Cardy was arrested at an anti-Israel rally in Toronto for disturbing the peace, he said.

Cardy, who is the Independent MLA for the constituency of Fredericton West-Hanwell, explained what happened to him Thursday evening in the city’s Yonge and Dundas area.

“I woke from a nap to hear hundreds of Hamas enthusiasts upset at (Hamas political leader Ismail) Haniyeh’s death,” he wrote on Friday morning, in a thread on social media platform X.

“I chanted ‘Free Palestine – from Hamas.’ The crowd reacted poorly.”

Cardy was asked to leave by Toronto police, but said he declined. He continued to chant “Free Palestine from Hamas,” which received more negative attention. It even got physical with some of the attendees kicking him, he said.

When police returned, Cardy told them, again, that he wouldn’t leave. He was arrested for “disturbing the peace,” although he pointed out that people at the rally were burning an Israeli flag a metre away from him.

 

Edited August 3, 2024 by CouchPotato

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1 hour ago, CouchPotato said:

Not sure what subforum this belongs in. Dominic Cardy is a provincial politician but the incident is more one of national interest, I think.

N.B. politician Dominic Cardy arrested after confronting anti-Israel protesters in Toronto

 

Most of the protesters could not point to Palestine on a map, and probably have no idea about the conflict. It's the ""cool thing to do. 

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1 hour ago, DUI_Offender said:

Most of the protesters could not point to Palestine on a map, and probably have no idea about the conflict. It's the ""cool thing to do. 

If you asked them to point out Canada on the map they would point to Wakanda.