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.

  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    15·
    9 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?

    • n3m37hEnglish
      2·
      9 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.caOPEnglish
        13·
        9 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.

          • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
            21·
            9 months ago

            Can you not see the distinction between Canadian Jews and Israelis?

            Also why are you assuming I’m Jewish? I’m not. Do you think of all Jews as your enemy and all of your enemies as Jews? And why the scare quotes around “people”? Do you not consider Jews to be people?

            If you’re constantly hearing that people are saying you’re being antisemitic, you may want to consider the possibility that you might actually be antisemitic.