Anti-Israel protesters have taken to the streets across Canada and around the world today in an effort to disrupt key economic and logistical hubs in response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
A description of the protests on a website dedicated to today’s demonstrations says the goal is to raise awareness about the “genocide” in Gaza and the “Zionist war machine.”
The description further notes that “there is a need to shift from symbolic actions to those that cause pain to the economy.”
As reported by CTV News, protesters in downtown Ottawa earlier today blocked the entrance to the Export Development Canada building causing disruptions and drawing a police presence.
In Montreal, protesters staged a “sit-in” at a Scotiabank building and a number of the demonstrators have reportedly been arrested. Protesters were seen outside the building holding a sign that reads, “Turtle Island To Palestine Our Resistance Won’t Be Silent.”
Montreal anti-Israel demonstrators are being arrested for protesting inside Scotia Bank for their support of “genocide”.
This is part of the global campaign today to blockade economic activity against the Jewish state.https://t.co/kddQK47rmL pic.twitter.com/swsxllMAYe
— Efrain Flores Monsanto 🇨🇦🚛 (@realmonsanto) April 15, 2024
Near Vancouver, anti-Israel demonstrators have been gathering to block the GCT Deltaport transportation hub. Protesters can be heard on video chanting, “From the river to the sea.”
BREAKING: Anti-Israel protesters are blockading Deltaport in the Port of Vancouver.
This is part of a global campaign by the far-left activists who say: “No business as usual during a genocide”.
They ask dock workers to join in.https://t.co/kddQK47rmL pic.twitter.com/l1ciRyhW1Q
— Efrain Flores Monsanto 🇨🇦🚛 (@realmonsanto) April 15, 2024
On the east coast of the country in Halifax, protesters have gathered in the city’s downtown area to block the road leading to the Port of Halifax. According to a social media account linked to the protests, the goal of this demonstration is to disrupt the Israeli shipping company called ZIM.
From Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada:
We stand together for Indigenous sovereignty from Mi’kma’ki to Palestine! We refuse to let the capitalist machine profit from the killing of children. No one should profit from oppression. pic.twitter.com/XGe7nbfJZw
— A15EconomicBlockade (@a15action) April 15, 2024
The protests have not been limited to Canada. Demonstrators have also gathered across the U.S. and beyond to cause disruptions. Traffic has come to a standstill on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and protesters are also causing disturbances in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The social media account linked to the protests is also claiming that thousands of protesters have blocked the I-880 highway in Oakland, California.
