2023-10-22 19:18:15
More than a thousand people demonstrated their support for the Palestinian people on Sunday followingnoon in downtown Montreal.
Posted at 3:18 p.m.
The demonstration, under the theme “Palestine is calling you”, kicked off at 2 p.m. at Dorchester Square. The demonstrators notably denounced the bombing of a hospital in Gaza which left hundreds dead last Tuesday.
“I’m here to say enough is enough. What is happening here is completely inhumane. The Palestinian people are being massacred and killed on a daily basis,” said Amine Ferhat, with his 4-year-old son at his side. “I came with my son in this cold to pass the baton to him in case we fail to have Palestine completely free. »
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, THE PRESS
“Solidarity with Palestine,” protesters chanted in the rain. Above the crowd, Palestinian flags fluttered in the wind. Fireworks were set off.
“We are here to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and an approach to peace,” declared solidarity MP Alejandra Zaga Mendez who was present at the demonstration. Québec solidaire and the Independent Jewish Voices Montreal association jointly called for a ceasefire on Friday.
More details to come.
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