In videos circulating online, an unidentified masked woman led a crowd outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in chants of “death to Canada, death to the United States and death to Israel,” while some in the group burned Canadian flags, on Manday, Oct. 7, 2024.Photo by @MelissaLantsman/x.com

Vancouver anti-Israeli protester burns flag, shouts 'death to Canada'

Politicians are expressing outrage after a video shows a protester claiming affiliation with Hezbollah and Hamas

by · National Post

A masked speaker at a Vancouver anti-Israel rally shouted “Death to Canada” into a microphone, expressed support for terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas and burned a Canadian flag, according to videos circulating on the internet.

Politicians expressed outrage after a series of clips recorded outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, purportedly part of a rally organized by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, were posted to X early Tuesday morning.

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