Montreal Police Investigating Mock-Hangings at Pro-Palestinian Protest
Montreal police’s hate-crimes unit is reviewing video of the protest, while city officials condemned the effigies as intimidation and hate symbols.
- On Sunday, pro-Palestinian protesters organized by MTL4Pal displayed three hanging effigies in Montreal depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and U.S. President Donald Trump, prompting Montreal Police Service to launch a hate crimes investigation.
- Montreal for Palestine held the rally in solidarity with Gaza after Israeli naval forces intercepted an activist flotilla last week attempting to breach the blockade, reflecting a pattern of controversial effigy displays by Montreal activists.
- One effigy depicted a figure wearing a Jewish kippah with the face of Ben-Gvir, who heads the far-right Jewish Power party and has been sanctioned for facilitating West Bank settlement expansion and offering political cover to settlers inflicting violence on Palestinian civilians.
- Quebec Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière wrote on X that 'the images of simulated hangings are completely unacceptable,' while Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Jewish groups including Bnai Brith's Paola Samuel condemned the display as antisemitic.
- Bnai B'rith Canada reported last month that antisemitic incidents reached 6,800 in 2025, the highest figure since 1982, though activists defended the display as political expression while Mount Royal Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather called it 'disgusting' and 'clear incitement to hatred.
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Montreal police investigating mock-hangings at pro-Palestinian protest
The Montreal police hate crimes unit is investigating an incident at a pro-Palestinian protest over the weekend in which effigies appearing to be three political figures were seen hanging. In an email to CityNews the Montreal police said: “A thorough analysis of the situation is currently underway.” Videos showing the mock-hangings could be seen on […]
Mock hangings at Montreal pro-Palestinian rally being investigated by hate crimes unit
Montreal police say its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that took place at a pro-Palestinian rally this weekend. The Montreal group which organized the event is defending itself against "defamatory accusations."
Mock Hangings at Anti-Israel Protest Being Investigated as Potential Hate Crime: Montreal Police
MONTREAL—Effigies of hanged politicians, including one wearing a mock Jewish kippah, are being investigated by the Montreal police hate crime unit. A video capturing the display during an anti-Israel protest in downtown Montreal this week was condemned by politicians at various levels and by foreign diplomats. Montreal City Councillor Leslie Roberts, who represents the borough where the protest took place, said he asked police to investigate. “V…
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24heures.caImages circulating on social networks arouse strong reactions after a hanging simulation during a demonstration in Montreal.
Montreal police probe hate incident after kippah-wearing effigy hung at rally
Police are investigating a pro-Palestinian demonstration where effigies of Israeli officials and Trump were hung, including one wearing a kippah, sparking accusations of 'dark antisemitic imagery'
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