6 charged during Toronto Walk with Israel event

Toronto police have launched particulars in regards to the arrest of six individuals throughout a big pro-Israel march over the weekend in North York.

The fifty fifth Stroll with Israel befell alongside Bathurst Avenue close to Sheppard Avenue on Sunday afternoon alongside a major police presence.

The people taken into custody are dealing with plenty of expenses in reference to separate incidents that allegedly transpired throughout the occasion, together with one case the place “antisemetic messaging calling for violence” was allegedly displayed.

Police say that the arrests all befell within the neighborhood of Bathurst Avenue and Sheppard Avenue in North York on Sunday afternoon.

One of many people – a 27-year-old man – was apprehended after they allegedly threw an Israeli flag on the bottom and stomped on it whereas one other – a 22-year-old man – was taken into custody after they “tried to steal an Israeli flag from an occasion participant,” police say.

A 75-year-old Toronto man was additionally charged with assault after he “deliberately bumped” into a lady who was carrying a keffiyeh, police allege.

“The sufferer was strolling westbound carrying a keffiyeh and holding her little one. The accused deliberately ran into the sufferer inflicting her to stumble,” a information launch notes.

The United Jewish Enchantment has beforehand stated that roughly 50,000 individuals attended the occasion, although police haven’t offered an estimate of their very own.

For a full checklist of expenses and allegations observe this hyperlink.