{"id":2372432,"date":"2024-11-22T23:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T04:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montreal-hit-by-violent-pro-palestinian-and-anti-nato-protests-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T23:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T04:58:30","slug":"montreal-hit-by-violent-pro-palestinian-and-anti-nato-protests-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montreal-hit-by-violent-pro-palestinian-and-anti-nato-protests-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal hit by violent pro-Palestinian and anti-NATO protests &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmontreal-hit-by-violent-pro-palestinian-and-anti-nato-protests-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Friday,\u2062 Montreal witnessed violent protests in support of Palestine and against NATO, coinciding with the\u2064 city&#8217;s hosting of the 70th annual\u2064 NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The protests escalated when demonstrators began throwing \u200dobjects \u2062at police and setting vehicles on fire, \u2063leading to the arrest of three individuals. The unrest started \u200baround\u200d 4:30 p.m. at Emilie-Gamelin Place, where protesters clashed and later attempted \u200dto obstruct police efforts by throwing smoke \u200cbombs. Police\u2062 reported assaults on officers, and a variety\u200b of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-pushes-debunked-claim-that-trump-used-military-and-police-to-gas-protesters-for-photo-op\/\" title=\"DC Mayor Pushes Debunked Claim That Trump Used Military And Police To Gas Protesters For Photo Op\">crowd control measures<\/a>, including chemical irritants, were employed to disperse the crowd. The protests\u200b also coincided with \u2062a provincewide student boycott related\u200b to \u2062the ongoing \u200cconflict in Gaza, with students at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al participating in demonstrations against NATO and displaying solidarity with Palestine. By 7 p.m.,\u2064 the situation had calmed down, though damage had been reported, including broken\u200c windows at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s, the \u2063summit&#8217;s location.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Montreal hit by violent pro-Palestinian and anti-NATO protests<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Three people were arrested after pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Palestinian\">Palestinian<\/a> and anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NATO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO<\/a> protests in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Montreal<\/a> turned violent on Friday, police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Protests\">Protests<\/a> denouncing NATO occurred in the city all day as it&nbsp;hosts the 70th annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly&nbsp;from Friday to Monday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cops-erect-concrete-barrier-around-home-of-cop-who-shot-daunte-wright-as-protests-turn-violent-for-third-night\/\" title=\"Cops Erect Concrete Barrier Around Home Of Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright As Protests Turn Violent For Third Night\">protests turned violent<\/a>, however, after demonstrators began to throw objects at police and two vehicles were lit on fire.<\/p>\n<p>The protest began in Emilie-Gamelin Place at about 4:30 p.m., Montreal police spokesman Constable Manuel Couture said.&nbsp;Shortly thereafter, the group met with another set of protesters nearby.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is happening in Montreal now<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZmHQjppMD\">pic.twitter.com\/FZmHQjppMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dipika Damerla (@DipikaDamerla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DipikaDamerla\/status\/1860131182278770910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Protesters then set a mannequin ablaze at around 6:10 p.m. before they started to march. They then started tossing items such as smoke bombs into the street in what appeared to be an effort to obstruct police.<\/p>\n<p>Couture said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">protesters subsequently assaulted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a><\/a> and threw fireworks.&nbsp;Those who were apprehended were accused of assaulting police officers and obstructing police work.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement then used multiple techniques, including the use of chemical irritants, to break up the crowd, which was when several windows were broken and two vehicles were set on fire. According to police, protesters smashed the windows of the Palais des Congres, where the NATO summit is taking place.<\/p>\n<p>By 7 p.m., the crowd had dispersed.<\/p>\n<p>Friday also marked the second day of a provincewide student boycott over Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas in Gaza.&nbsp;Images out of Universite du Quebec a Montreal showed students draped in the Palestinian and Lebanese flags in the halls and holding posters with anti-NATO slogans, <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/3-arrested-at-pro-palestinian-anti-nato-protest-downtown-montreal-1.7120463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to CTV News Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>A group calling for pro-Palestinian student strikes at the university posted online that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s clear that Israel can only act out its murderous plans thanks to weapons from and the economic and political support of western imperial forces, including Canada.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post also says that for NATO members, &ldquo;the massacres in Palestine and in Lebanon are just another opportunity to make a buck. They will continue unless we force them to put an end to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One Canadian lawmaker, Sen. Leo Housakos, a member of Canada&rsquo;s Conservative Party, took issue with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending a Taylor Swift concert in Toronto as the protests took place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, while Justin Trudeau is partying it up in Toronto, I was meeting with several members of the Jewish community of Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this is our hometown tonight. The proHamas crowd emboldened by Mr. Trudeau&rsquo;s pledge to arrest the Israeli PM. <\/p>\n<p>Hope you had fun at the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mJEU3etzPr\">pic.twitter.com\/mJEU3etzPr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Leo Housakos (@SenatorHousakos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorHousakos\/status\/1860157781128499497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889018\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889018\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal sees violent pro-Palestinian, anti-NATO protests; 3 arrested<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2372433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/istock-montreal-police-car-night-112224-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45558,45556,45557,3699,32076],"class_list":["post-2372432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-nato-protests","tag-montreal","tag-pro-palestinian-protests","tag-violence","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/istock-montreal-police-car-night-112224-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372436,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372432\/revisions\/2372436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}