(CBC) Vancouver police have arrested a woman as part of a hate crime investigation sparked by comments made last week at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
In a statement, Sgt. Steve Addison said the Vancouver Police Department’s major crime department launched an investigation on April 26 after a video was posted on social media of the woman speaking to several hundred protestors from the steps of the gallery.
“The speaker praised the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and referred to a number of terrorist organizations as heroes,” the police statement said.
“Portions of the video have been widely shared on social media, and viewed several hundred thousand times.”
