Montreal descends into chaos: Pro-Hamas protests turn violent amid NATO summit
Montreal was thrown into chaos on Friday as an unlawful protest spiraled out of control. Approximately 85,000 students from multiple universities went on a two-day strike on Thursday, calling for “intifada” and even invoking the term “final solution,” a chilling reference to Nazi-era genocide.
On Friday, we saw widespread vandalism, assaults, and car fires, with riot police struggling to contain the violence as masked pro-Hamas protesters escalated their destruction.
The unrest began Thursday when 85,000 students from 13 universities went on strike, demanding divestment from Israel. These protests coincided with the NATO conference in Montreal, and the rhetoric was alarming. Protesters openly called for an “intifada” and shockingly referenced the “final solution”—the Nazi plan that led to the deaths of six million Jews.
On the first day, Dawson College shut down, but Concordia University became a hotspot for the protests. Students from McGill, Concordia, and Dawson forced their way in as the security tried to stop them entering the building.
The second day, a massive crowd, with some masked and wearing keffiyehs, started to violently protest on the street next the Palais des Congrès where the NATO summit was held.
Montreal is in chaos as pro-Hamas supporters and radical leftists vandalize public property.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) November 23, 2024
Who will put an end to this destruction?
Who will pay the bill? pic.twitter.com/dKE7d692Sm
Riot police faced off against protesters, some with riot gear. Smoke bombs exploded, windows were smashed, and cars set on fire. Journalists, including TVA’s Hadi Hassin, were attacked. According to TVA reports, the SPVM made three arrests.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s weak response—calling the violence “shocking” but taking no action—only emboldened extremists.
Pro-Hamas protesters are now using smoke bombs and are fully masked.
— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) November 23, 2024
Riot police are attempting to contain them, but violent clashes have erupted.
As usual, the protest has descended into chaos.
📸: @MtlProtest pic.twitter.com/4Ls2SDY7FE
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained silent until mid-day the day after, while some Conservative MPs and Pierre Poilievre condemned the chaos on the same night. When will the authorities take real action? The discrepancy in responses points to a troubling two-tier justice system in Canada.
Alexandra Lavoie
Quebec based Journalist
Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.
COMMENTS
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Dalyce McCue commented 2024-12-02 20:40:04 -0500Notice a lot of them are wearing the islamic head scarves. -
Lynne Osborne commented 2024-11-27 12:16:43 -0500Trump just wants countries to pay thier fair share to keep NATO going. He doesn’t want to destroy the organization. We’ll leave that destruction part to the invited guests of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Jamie Perritt commented 2024-11-27 02:25:11 -0500That last guy’s comment about Gaza doesn’t make any sense. So from his logic the vandalism and violence happening in Montreal is ok just because something worse is going on on the other side of the world?
What the hell does Montreal have to do with Gaza ? Why are these nut bars destroying a Canadian city over something happening across the ocean?? Bringing their bloody BS over here, as if any of us give a shit about it.
I said a long time ago we would have problems bringing so many people over at once from these types of countries. Countries full of terrorism.
Well, now we’re paying the price for our need to be diverse. And this is only the beginning. Let’s just hope Pierre can clean it up and those terrorists don’t do any real damage before he becomes PM.
Unfortunately, at this point I think it’s probably a good thing if those lunatics are only throwing paint at us.
What a mess we’ve made of ourselves. The entire West. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2024-11-25 19:43:13 -0500We absolutely MUST kick out all these non-citizen agitators. They have no right to be here. I hope Pierre Poilievre becomes bold after the election, if we ever have one, and kicks out non citizens who cause riots.
