Protests Get Results - Canada Votes For Ceasefire After Months Of Pressure

Dec. 14, 2023

Good morning Maple readers. On Tuesday, Canada voted for a resolution at the UN General Assembly to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a move that human rights activists said shows the Trudeau government is finally listening to the demands of Palestine solidarity protests.

As we have reported, these protests have frequently been met unkindly by government officials and law enforcement services.

At one of the most recent protests, Maple contributor Nur Dogan reported this week that Toronto police violently arrested a Palestine solidarity protester, with an officer punching the protester as he lay pinned to the ground.

Find out what happened at the protest by reading the full story.

Toronto Police Violently Arrest Palestine Solidarity Protester On Human Rights Day

“The Toronto Police began by escalating with attendees and being violent with them.”

The MapleNur Dogan

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) said in a statement Tuesday that Canada's UN vote shows "the government is gradually ceding to popular pressure," and that CJPME "urges Canada to be unequivocal in demanding an end to Israel’s genocidal war, and to back up its words with the suspension of military trade with Israel."

[Top photo: Photo credit: United Nations video screenshot.]