Two men charged in connection with notorious anti-Israel protest at Toronto mall Toronto police accused the two men of blocking the entrance to the store and preventing employees from closing

January 21, 2024   

(National Post) Two Toronto men have been charged in relation to a notorious anti-Israel protest in a downtown mall last month.

Toronto police announced Sunday that two men were charged with unlawful assembly, mischief and assaulting a peace officer in connection with the Dec. 17 rally outside of the Zara store at the Eaton Centre. Video of the demonstration that had been widely circulated on social media had showed protestors uttering threats.

“I’m telling you, if you touch me, I’m putting you on the floor,” one man says in the video, wearing a mask and keffiyeh, to a group of shocked uniformed Toronto police officers.

“I will lay you to sleep, I’ll put you six feet deep.”

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