Live Updates: Anti-Israel protesters try to shut down speaker at Concordia University
Pro-Hamas protesters are attempting to cancel an event featuring Arab-Israeli journalist Yoseph Haddad over his pro-Israel views.
Rebel News journalist Alexa Lavoie is on the ground at Concordia University as dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators are attempting to cancel a speaker's event.
Journalist Yoseph Haddad was scheduled to deliver a message at the university's Hall Building early this afternoon before pro-Hamas protesters descended upon then venue. Haddad has been repeatedly targeted over his advocation for Israel following the Oct. 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas.
"A genocidal zionist traitor is coming on our campus tomorrow. WE MUST SHUT THIS EVENT DOWN!" reads a message on social media posted on Monday by the group Students for Palestine's Honour and Resistance - Concordia.
HAPPENING NOW: The anti-Israel mob has shown up here at Montreal's Concordia University to physically cancel Yoseph Haddad's talk on campus.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) December 3, 2024
The two crowds face-off. Stay tuned for the latest here and at @RebelNewsOnline pic.twitter.com/Awz5lWaHth
Footage from outside the event shows pro-Hamas protesters shouting and chanting in an attempt to disrupt the speaking engagement.
Pro-Hamas protesters are reportedly shouting "Kill Kill Israel" at Jewish students setting up a table for the Arab-Israeli journalist.
Jewish students at @Concordia set up a tabling for @YosephHaddad when Hamas loyalists to come to disrupt & shout "Kill Kill Israel" in Arabic.
— Leviathan (@l3v1at4an) December 3, 2024
Looks like it's not against policy to threaten to kill Israelis at Concordia, right @GadSaad? pic.twitter.com/Zhz6exK1zu
Alexa Lavoie is now reporting that Montreal police have arrived on the scene to separate the two crowds gathering at the event.
NOW AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY:
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) December 3, 2024
The Montreal police have arrived on the scene and separated the two crowds.
The event has not been canceled as of now; YosephHaddad remains on-site with his supporters to counter the pro-terrorist mob. pic.twitter.com/Bh3UoWr4oA
After all the chaos, the speaking event at Concordia reportedly successfully took place, with Haddad stressing the importance of showing the pro-Hamas protesters no fear.
"That is exactly showing them that we are not afraid"
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) December 3, 2024
Yoseph Haddad calls victory after his talk at Montreal's Concordia continued despite the pro-terrorist masked mob came to try and shut it down physically. pic.twitter.com/0WUWwnnErh
Lavoie explained the situation after the event, saying that freedom of speech ultimately triumphed as the pro-Hamas protesters failed to stop the speech.
THE MOB LOST!
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) December 3, 2024
My Full report to come at @rebelnewsonline with exclusive interviews with students and Israeli Christian Yoseph Haddad from his talk at Montreal's Concordia University despite the chaos from the pro-terrorist protesters. pic.twitter.com/SXBhD3vOM9
Haddad was recently kicked out of an Oxford Union debate after being confronted by dozens of anti-Israel protesters and participants.
Concordia University has attracted an array of anti-Israel protests and vandalism following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2024-12-03 16:24:57 -0500These Hamas supporters are Trudeau’s guests, not ours. We the people must vote that stupid boy out of government. But we know that Jagmeet Singh is lusting for his lifetime pension so the earliest we can have an election is in the spring. I pray daily that it happens soon.