FIRST READING: The ever-worsening extremism of Canada's antizionists

Hamas vigils, endorsements of jihad, cheers for pogroms and demonstrators clad in body armour and militant garb

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There’s never been a point at which the core organizers of Canada’s anti-Israel movement haven’t been driven by extreme motives. These were the groups whose immediate response to the October 7 massacres were celebratory rallies in every major Canadian city. Samidoun — one of Canada’s principal “pro-Palestinian” coordinators — was just listed as a terrorist entity and accused of spending years providing material support to an active Gazan terror group.