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Students Against Israeli Apartheid at York University assaulted Jewish students attending event (Original Post) grossproffit Nov 2019 OP
Here's an article... Behind the Aegis Nov 2019 #1

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 01:13 AM
Nov 2019

Protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Toronto’s York U turns violent

Violence erupted at a a protest by pro-Palestinian students against an appearance by Israeli army reservists at York University in Toronto on Wednesday night.

Members of the university chapter of Students Against Israeli Apartheid, or SAIA, tried to shut down a university-approved panel discussion featuring Reservists on Duty, a group made up of former Israeli soldiers.

The protesters, some with their faces concealed by kaffiyeh scarves, chanted pro-Palestinian slogans in the auditorium that included calling for an intifada, or attacks, against Israeli civilians, the Toronto Sun reported. Punching and scuffling occurred in a nearby stairwell, requiring police to break it up, according to the report. There were some arrests.

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