Canada police expand case over protest at event platforming Israeli soldiers

<article data-history-node-id="439432" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/canada-police-expand-case-over-protest-event-featuring-israeli-soldiers" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/canada-police-expand-case-over-protest-event-featuring-israeli-soldiers" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Canada police expand case over protest&nbsp;at event platforming Israeli soldiers</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Police in Toronto said four people face additional charges after a protest against a speaking event featuring Israeli soldiers who had served in Gaza.</p> <p>The charges include “taking part in a riot while masked” and, in two cases, “public incitement of hatred targeting members of the Israeli community”, according to authorities.</p> <p>The protest was linked to an event hosted by Students Supporting Israel at Toronto Metropolitan University, part of a tour described as “Combat on Campus”.</p> <p>Student group Students for Justice in Palestine said protesters were attacked during the event and later arrested, while those allegations have not been independently verified.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in Toronto as pro-Israel protesters follow, on 12 April 2026 (Albert Duan/SIPA USA/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="72e3328a-36a6-4556-bfbb-36b7036e1a12" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Protesters%20demand%20Palestinian%20rights%20at%20North%20York%20demonstration%20in%20Toronto.JPG" width="1341" height="754" alt="Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in Toronto as pro-Israel protesters follow, on 12 April 2026 (Albert Duan/SIPA USA/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in Toronto as pro-Israel protesters follow, on 12 April 2026 (Albert Duan/SIPA USA/Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>