{"id":461655,"date":"2026-05-26T23:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/461655\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:31:10","slug":"anti-israel-protesters-hang-effigies-of-netanyahu-ben-gvir-trump-at-montreal-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/461655\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Israel protesters hang effigies of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, Trump at Montreal rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protesters at an anti-Israel event in Montreal this week displayed effigies of Israeli and American politicians hanged with a rope, video showed.<\/p>\n

Footage shared on social media showed that figures representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and US President Donald Trump hanging from nooses at a protest that took place Sunday in the center of the Canadian city, organized by the extremist group Montreal4Palestine.<\/p>\n

Other videos that were more widely shared on social media seemed to indicate<\/a> that the figure of a Jew wearing a kippah was hanged. Viewed from the front, it was evident that the figure was a depiction of Ben Gvir.<\/p>\n

Scenes of the display were included in a video\u00a0montage\u00a0<\/a>the group posted on social media after the event.<\/p>\n

The display also appeared to include the flag of the local hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens. No reason has been given.<\/p>\n

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Canadian MP Anthony Housefather called the display \u201cdisgusting, antisemitic and clear incitement,\u201d while city councilor Leslie Roberts said the incident is \u201cunacceptable.\u201d Both said the police should investigate.<\/p>\n

???????? Montreal, Canada, May 2026: The pro-Hamas group \u201cMtl4Pal\u201d has been displaying effigies of Jews wearing kippas, Israeli politicians, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump hanging from nooses at protests. pic.twitter.com\/nTYaAXjPOR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, meanwhile, said in a statement<\/a> that the incident \u201cevokes some of the darkest antisemitic imagery in history and is completely unacceptable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not \u2018peaceful activism.\u2019 It is the promotion of hatred and the incitement of violence that fuels the radicalization of our social climate,\u201d the organization wrote on X. \u201cWhat will it take for authorities to treat these acts as the serious threat they are?\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident comes amid skyrocketing levels of antisemitism in Canada. Last year, Canadian Jews experienced a record 6,800 antisemitic incidents, B\u2019nai Brith Canada said in a recent report.<\/p>\n

Since then, attacks have seemingly increased, including a wave of shootings at synagogues<\/a>.\u00a0Less than five months into 2026, the country has seen more violent incidents against Jews than in all of last year, B\u2019nai Brith Canada said<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The 400,000-strong Canadian Jewish community has been among the hardest hit by antisemitism since the Hamas terror group launched its war against Israel on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n

The most violent incidents have included a Toronto Jewish girls\u2019 school hit with gunfire<\/a> in overnight shootings three times, two Jewish institutions in Montreal hit by firebombings<\/a>, three men attempting to kidnap<\/a> Jewish women, antisemitic graffiti daubed on three synagogues<\/a> in Nova Scotia, and a Jewish man in Montreal beaten in front of his children<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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