Winnipeg Jews Assaulted, Pelted With Rocks And Bottles By Antisemitic Mob

Winnipeg police stepped in between the sides, and East pointed at the assailant as police pointed to the direction of the south side of the street as they ordered the Palestinian contingent to return to the other side. However, that was only a temporary solution.

Within about 15 minutes as more numbers gathered, the car ralliers instead took up the opposite side of Memorial Boulevard to the east of the ICC, with an initial number of about 120 participants. Police shut down the traffic lanes on Broadway as the pro-Palestinian crowd grew to the hundreds, and tempers flared for the fifty Israel supporters as the chanting in English and Arabic got more threatening.

Chants for the bombing of Tel Aviv by Hamas, ‘Khyber’ (a legendary slaughter of Jews by Muhammad), and the destruction of the state of Israel were heard, as well as threats of bodily harm were made to individuals and the Jewish community at large. A reference to Tuxedo – a riding with a major Jewish voting base held by Deputy Premier Heather Stefanson – was claimed to be heard by some in attendance.

Soon a few agitators came from behind the pro-Israel group of about 50 off of Osborne St. N and began throwing rocks. A family attending the rally had to alert the police and be led to safety. By mid-afternoon the anti-Israel protest had swelled to approx. 800 people, challenging the ability of the police to keep them under control. Soon, water bottles and spent smokebombs were being hurled across the police line at the Zionists.