Demonstrations by Palestinian and Israeli supporters ended in clashes
There are wounded.
This past weekend, demonstrations against the Palestinian-Israeli conflict took place in various Canadian cities. Supporters of both Palestine and Israel took to the streets, and the Canadian Jewish Human Rights Group held a virtual event in solidarity with Israel.
The events were preceded by confrontations between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory previously (until 2005) under Israeli control, as well as the firing of rockets by the Islamist Hamas organization into Israel — an event that caused the suspension of Air Canada flights to Tel Aviv.
In Winnipeg, pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators were separated by dozens of police officers. Despite the tension between the groups, law enforcement officials said there were no arrests. The Winnipeg Jewish Federation said before the demonstration that the event was held without consultation with the city's organized Jewish community, and the Federation did not encourage the rally to come out.
In Ottawa, organizations representing the city's Palestinian community gathered at the Human Rights Monument to condemn Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories, while supporters of Israel organized a rally the next day.
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