Palestine Defense
Montrealers came together for a Pro-Palestinian rally downtown at Place des Arts Saturday.
Itâs been nearly a full year since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which saw some 1,200 Israelis killed and 251 others taken hostage.
Gazaâs health ministry says nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed amid the war.
Hereâs what pro-Palestinian protesters told CityNews.
âThis is not operating in a vacuum. Gaza has been under siege for 17 years now that has confined 2.2 million people into an open-air prison. We have seen a global movement rise up for the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation.
Itâs been nearly a full year since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which saw some 1,200 Israelis killed and 251 others taken hostage.
Gazaâs health ministry says nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed amid the war.
Hereâs what pro-Palestinian protesters told CityNews.
Rama Al Malah, Palestinian Youth Movement
âWe are here today with different segments of society. We have labour formations, unions, we have a student contingent, health care workers and lawyers who are all here today again calling on our government to end its complicity, calling for the siege to be lifted off our people in Gaza, that this war stops expanding into a regional war while Canada and the U.S. provide military support and diplomatic cover.âThis is not operating in a vacuum. Gaza has been under siege for 17 years now that has confined 2.2 million people into an open-air prison. We have seen a global movement rise up for the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation.
