Ontario’s solicitor general has condemned an incident at a pro-Israel student event near the Toronto Metropolitan University campus where a group of students disrupted a private event, allegedly forcing Jewish students to barricade themselves in a room.
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) said five individuals have been charged after a group of protesters entered a private event on Nov. 6 in the area of Bay Street and Elm Street. Police said the group damaged property and caused those at the private event to “fear for their safety.”
Video circulating on social media shows a group of students barricading themselves in a room, and individuals in black masks are visible through a glass door and window. The students were using furniture in the room to block the door. One of the students could be heard saying, “they’re going to break it.” Another student was sobbing….