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Violence at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential participation in war crimes related to the Israel-Hamas war.

Police arrested and charged six protesters after an event organized by a Toronto Metropolitan University student group Students Supporting Israel (SSI) this month that featured Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers as speakers.

While SSI blamed protesters for a chaotic scene that included screaming and a broken glass door – protesters can be seen on video banging on the venue’s front doors as they are being held off by police — clips shared by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Toronto show one of the IDF soldiers grabbing and shoving protesters.

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[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

If they're doing speaking tours, I hope the audience is treating it like "Interview with a war criminal" and asking questions probing the mental state of genocidal shock troopers.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 20 points 2 days ago

Didn't they get arrested in Brazil, just for going on holiday there?

Why isn't Canada also arresting war criminals?

[–] FelixMortane@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why the fuck are IDF in Canada. Fck all of that always.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Usually they get a bunch of money (and a bunch of PTSD) after committing war crimes for their country.

Most of them fuck off in India for some months to treat their PTSD. No doubt some choose to holiday in other countries, while they mentally process the children that they've murdered.

[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 68 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fuck the IDF and fuck Israel

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Boycott every corrupt bank that funds that repulsive state!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 7 points 2 days ago

You got one that doesn't?

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 55 points 3 days ago

I really hate how complicit we are in this whole genocide bullshit. Why the fuck are we having the IDF here for speaking events? Fuck these guys and good on those protesters for applying actually useful pressure against them.

Seriously fuck everyone involved in bringing them here.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

clips shared by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Toronto show one of the IDF soldiers grabbing and shoving protesters.

Oh look, a live demonstration of what they were trained to do—assault foreign citizens on their own soil.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Watch the liberals and conservatives defend this.

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 5 points 2 days ago

"IT'S SELF-DEFENSE !"

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 20 points 3 days ago

How DARE those People ~~SNIPE Children and Laugh about it Afterwards!~~ Protest!

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is such a bad look for TMU (edit: honouring IOF soldiers at planned events on campus)

[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

say that on the Toronto Subreddit and you'll get downvoted and eventually banned. They're incredibly pro-zionist over there.

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

Good to know, thanks. I left reddit 2 years ago. That's a good tell of how toxic it currently is

[–] rjpayne@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

Only “some”??

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Speaking events on unspeakable acts.

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