Quds Day in Toronto: challenges of freedom of speech

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Quds Day in Toronto: challenges of freedom of speech
by Saead Soltanpour
19-Aug-2012
 

the Quds Day was held in Toronto on Sat. Aug 18-2012 while there was so much pressure on Queens park not to do so. Tim Hudak - the leader of Pro Israel conservative party of Ontario and Peter Kent, MP of Thorn Hill, Peter Shurman, MPP of THorn Hill were pushing hard to ban the event.

Dalton Mc Quinty, Leader of Liberals, and Andrew Horwath, NDP Leader supported the freedom of speech by letting the Pro Palestinian rally to be a Queens Park.
ACCORDING TO lONFON FREE PRESS(1)'

Chants included: “Zionism is racism”, “God loves Israel”, and “down with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

A verbal spat between a man and a woman resulted in her asking him: “Would you like to kill all the Muslims in the world?” to which he replied “100%.”

HOWEVER, THE PRO PALESTINIAN CHANTING DEATH TO ZIONISM before Zafar Bangash a pro Iranian regime Muslim Figure in Ontario gave a lecture accusing other side ' trying to make the rally violence."

Zafar Bangash said they do not have problem with Jews but the Zionists in Israel who are occupying force of Palestinian Land. there were a couple of Jews among the pro Palestinian side holding sign denouncing Israel

tens of horse ride police, bicycle police were heavily presented at the event which kept both side apart. however according to news one Pro Israeli man said that He does mind to kill all the Muslim.

police did a good job by protecting both sides to practice the citizens rights in Canada while there is not such rights in Iran - and few in Israel for the activists and minorities.
Sun News was putting oil on the fire on by the com-mentors such as Michale Cohen.

among hundreds of the pro Palestinian protesters there were a few Iranians while on the opposite side, pro Israeli group there were a few Iranian such as Ardeshir Zare Zade and his girl friend.

Green Secular of Toronto also had supported the PRO Israeli GROUP. one of the C.E.O. of I.C.C
David Mosavi was another supporter of the Pro Israel rally who wanted to shut down the pro Palestinian rally. according to face book of the group. Saeed Chobak another member of Toronto Secular movement was supporting the Israel Cause, too. (the face book of the group. )

1- LONDON FREE PRESS

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