Protesters gathered on Sunday at the foot of Mount Royal to oppose the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team in the Montreal Cycling Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
In a social media post, the groups Cyclists for Palestine, Palestinians and Jews United (PAJU) and Divest for Palestine are calling on citizens to mobilize and demand that the event organizers and sponsors \u201cexclude the team complicit in genocide from the Grand Prix in Quebec.\u201d<\/p>\n
The organizations accuse IPT of \u201ccomplicity with the genocidal entity\u201d and \u201csportswashing\u201d, a term used when an organization uses sporting activity to improve its reputation and cover up its misdeeds.<\/p>\n
Protests against IPT have taken place in recent weeks at the Vuelta in Spain, prompting the team to change its jersey to remove any mention of Israel.<\/p>\n
On Friday, a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Qu\u00e9bec, also to oppose the presence of IPT at the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
IPT is not funded by the State of Israel, but by Quebec-born billionaire Sylvan Adams, who has been living in the country for years.<\/p>\n
A cycling enthusiast, he is one of the team\u2019s main sponsors.<\/p>\n
Earlier in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his support for Adams because he refused to withdraw his team from sporting events despite protests from opponents.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s other main sponsor is Premier Tech, a large Quebec-based company headquartered in Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup.<\/p>\n
It designs a wide range of products, including automated systems for the manufacturing industry, products used in water management and sanitation, and all kinds of products used in agriculture, such as fertilizers.<\/p>\n
\u2013 With information from Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n
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