TORONTO Amid the growing violence in east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, supporters of the Palestinian solidarity movement held peaceful protests in cities across Canada on Friday and Saturday, ranging from small car rallies to massive marches of thousands of people. In the nation s capital, thousands of demonstrators in support of Palestinians gathered at the Human Rights Monument near Ottawa City Hall and marched through the downtown streets. I’m worried every single day. Every time I see in the news there has been a bombing in Gaza or a strike in Gaza, my first instinct is to message my family and see how they are, rally attendee Nora Abushaban told CTV News Ottawa.
OTTAWA Two different demonstrations drew crowds to downtown Ottawa on a sunny Saturday afternoon. An anti-lockdown protest against Ontario s stay-at-home order, and against broader COVID-19 measures in general, made its way down Bank Street, through the ByWard Market Saturday. Holding signs with messages such as we are all essential and flatten the fear , the large gathering of maskless individuals marched through downtown chanting no more lockdowns. Ontario s stay-at-home order was recently extended to June 2, with Premier Doug Ford and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams each saying the province isn t ready to begin easing restrictions, including on outdoor recreational activities.
Protest Held Monday In Santana Row In Solidarity With Palestinians In Sheikh Jarrah
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Bay City News Foundation Free, free Palestine echoed through the streets of San Jose s Santana Row as more than 200 protesters marched Monday evening.
Local advocacy groups American Muslims for Palestine, BLACK Outreach S.J. and the Palestinian Youth Movement held a protest to voice their outrage against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the United States funding to Israel. In these last days of the month of Ramadan, Israel and its occupying forces have escalated the attacks against Palestinians in Jerusalem and Gaza, Ghiyath Alazzah, an organizer with Palestinian Youth Movement, said in front of The Counter restaurant. They have stormed Al-Aqsa mosque and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters at Palestinians worshipping in and around the mosque and in Sheikh Jarrah.
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Pamela Emanuel leads chants in support of Palestinians in front of Santana Row on May 10, 2021 in San Jose, Calif. (Jana Kadah/Bay City News)
By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation
SAN JOSE, CA Free, free Palestine echoed through the streets of San Jose s Santana Row as more than 200 protesters marched Monday evening. Local advocacy groups American Muslims for Palestine, BLACK Outreach S.J. and the Palestinian Youth Movement held a protest to voice their outrage against the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the United States funding to Israel.
Subscribe In these last days of the month of Ramadan, Israel and its occupying forces have escalated the attacks against Palestinians in Jerusalem and Gaza, Ghiyath Alazzah, an organizer with Palestinian Youth Movement, said in front of The Counter restaurant. They have stormed Al-Aqsa mosque and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas canisters at Palestinians worshipping in and around the mosque and in Sheikh Jar