Pro-Palestinian Montreal protests draw international attention

Anarchy, antisemitic, hateful—these are just a few of the terms that Canadian politicians have used to condemn the protests that engulfed the streets of Montreal over the weekend.

What began as an anti-NATO demonstration in response to the alliance’s 70th annual summit on Friday evolved into a pro-Palestinian rally that dragged into Saturday, where protesters clashed with police, lit cars on fire, and vandalized the windows of the Palais des Congrès.

The protests in Montreal this weekend have sown a major divide throughout the country. But the frustration isn’t just isolated there—an arrest made at another pro-Palestinian rally in Toronto yesterday has also grabbed international headlines.