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Toronto police said that one individual was arrested after being recognized by officers as someone wanted in connection with an unrelated incident.  (Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026) (Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026)   Counter-protester holds signs against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran in Toronto Saturday, 7th March 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo )    By EMMA PAIDRA/JTA    OCTOBER 11, 2026 06:33  Updated:  OCTOBER 11, 2026 07:51   Hundreds of protesters marched through (https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-910218) Toronto’s downtown core via Yonge Street Saturday afternoon, chanting more loudly as additional people joined the demonstration. “We will honor all our martyrs, all our children, sons and daughters!” and “In my lifetime I will see Palestinians living free!” the crowd yelled in unison.  Separated by metal barricades and police officers, a much smaller group of counterprotesters waving Israeli and Iranian flags stood at the southern end of Sankofa Square, where the demonstrators gathered before the march to mark the third anniversary of the war in Gaza.   Trailing behind a white Ford F-150 equipped with speakers, protesters at one point shouted, “Overthrow the Epstein class,” a slogan referring to disgraced Jewish financier (https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910602) Jeffrey Epstein to decry the global elite and call for the ultra-wealthy to be stripped of power. Tensions briefly flared when a man wearing a Turning Point Canada sweatshirt confronted a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators.   Otherwise, the protest was largely peaceful. Toronto police said that one individual was arrested at the demonstration after being recognized by officers as someone wanted in connection with an unrelated incident.  The protest was part of a broader international wave of demonstrations, with the Israeli Ministry for Diaspora Affairs counting 17 protests in Canada planned for Saturday through Wednesday, including in Montreal and Ottawa.   (Pro-Palestinian protestors wave flags and signs across the street of the Roy Thomson Hall where the documentary ''The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue'' is screened during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2025; illustrative)  Pro-Palestinian protestors wave flags and signs across the street of the Roy Thomson Hall where the documentary ''The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue'' is screened during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2025; illustrative (credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)    Demonstrators included Jews, Israelis critical of Zionism  The demonstrators included Jews and Israelis who are highly critical of the prosecution of the war in Gaza and Zionism as a whole. “I went to school in Haifa, and I saw how (https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-911246) Palestinians are treated,” said pro-Palestinian protester Shlomit, 65, who didn’t provide a last name due to concerns for her safety. “I grew up in a very Zionist family, but being in Israel actually changed my mind about things.”   Shlomit said she had mutual friends with Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, launching the Gaza war. She said she was emotionally impacted by Silver’s death, and believes the kind of work like Silver’s was critical to building peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  “I knew all these people who were connected to [Vivian]. She was a peace activist, and what happened to her was distressing to me,” said Shlomit, who wore a pin labeled “Jews Against Occupation.”   Prime Minister Mark Carney mentioned Silver in a statement on Wednesday, the three-year anniversary of Oct. 7 itself. “Canada unequivocally condemns Hamas, which must play no role in the future governance of a demilitarised Palestinian state,” read Carney’s statement. “We stand steadfastly with the Israeli people in their pursuit of a safe and secure Israel as part of a two-state solution.”  The statement continued by commemorating the Canadian lives lost to the Hamas attack, mentioning Silver and eight others. “We remember them for the lives they lived and the people they loved – and we honor the families and friends who continue to mourn their loss. May their memory be a blessing,” he said.   Other demonstrators expressed solidarity with issues beyond the Middle East. Caelen Leizer-Romalis, 24, was attending the protest as part of the Revolutionary Communist Party. “We have an obligation as Canadians to stand up to imperialism,” said Leizer-Romalis, who is Jewish. “In order to liberate the people of Palestine, we need to liberate the workers here as well.”  Pro-Israel demonstrators carried Iranian flags  Despite being outnumbered, pro-Israel demonstrators - all of whom carried either an Iranian flag or a picture of the last shah of Iran before his ouster in the Iranian Revolution of 1979 - waved their flags as “Tel Aviv” by Omer Adam blasted from a boombox.  Mahya Tayabi, 38, decided to come to the protest to demonstrate unity between Israel and Iran. “I’m Persian, but I love Israel. I love Jewish people. (https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-911244) Bibi and the IDF helped my country,” said Tayabi, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his nickname. As Tayabi spoke, the boombox switched to playing an EDM beat featuring the lyrics “Ayatollah Khamenei is dead!” Israel and the United States killed the ayatollah at the beginning of the war on Iran that they launched in late February.  The Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs expressed concern regarding the weekend’s protests.  “Canada’s Integrated Threat Assessment Center has warned about the consequences of turning a blind eye: when targeting of the Jewish community becomes frequent and normalized, it can push susceptible individuals toward violence. 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