Man arrested for causing disturbance with ‘antisemitic phrase’ following Middle East protest
Global News
The phrase directly references the Jordan River on the western border of Israel and the West Bank, and the Mediterranean Sea on the eastern border of Israel and Gaza.
A Calgary man has been arrested for allegedly causing a disturbance and using an “antisemitic phrase” as part of a pro-Palestinian protest outside city hall on Sunday.
Calgary police said at around 2 p.m., two groups of protesters gathered on either side of Macleod Trail near city hall to show their support for Israel and Palestinians during the recent month-long conflict in the Middle East.
Police said the crowd numbered more than 1,000 that afternoon.
CPS said ahead of the protest, members of the diversity resource team and public safety unit met with members of both groups to ensure the safety of the participants, the public and officers, and to discuss the language and signage used in previous protests.
A spokesperson for Justice for Palestinians (JFP) confirmed that meeting with the officers, where they discussed the use of a phrase that has been used in pro-Palestinian circles and political movements since the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
“We clarified that it would be OK to continue using it in our protest on Sunday and so we did,” Rineem Saleh told Global News on Tuesday.
CPS said during the protest, a man took to a stage to address some of the crowd and “acknowledged” the conversation with police.
“He then proceeded to repeatedly use an anti-Semitic phrase while encouraging the crowd to follow along,” CPS said in a statement.
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