Walk With Israel draws tens of thousands in Toronto amid tight security
Police increased their presence to prevent confrontations as organizers expected turnout near last year’s 56,000 participants.
- On Sunday, June 7, 2026, tens of thousands gathered in Toronto for the 57th annual Walk With Israel, organized by the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto.
- Organizers intended the event to show "unwavering support for the people of Israel," occurring amid heightened Middle East tensions and rising antisemitism since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks.
- Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw described the security posture as "very significant," with officers from York, Durham, and Peel Regions supporting the Ontario Provincial Police to prevent confrontations.
- Police reported one arrest Sunday morning near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue for obstructing an officer; road closures remained in effect until 4 p.m.
- Heightened security measures follow last year's clashes, which drew an estimated 56,000 participants, as authorities deployed undercover units and hostile vehicle mitigation along the 3.9 kilometre route.
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The waving flags at this year’s Walk with Israel event on June 7 showed that Toronto Jews did not stand alone in supporting the state of Israel. Besides Israeli flags, other countries’ flags were seen everywhere throughout what organizers said was a 60,000-strong march—the largest turnout in the event’s 57-year history—from the Canadian Maple Leaf to the American Stars and Stripes and the Italian Tricolour, and even the pre-revolutionary Iranian…
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