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Avi Benlolo: We are Zionists, not 'roaches,' 'rats' or 'scum'

Dehumanizing slurs that skirt hate speech laws won't stop us. We will not run. We will fight harder

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This is the time to fight harder, not run. That is the winning mindset Jews must embrace. The 60,000-strong Walk For Israel this past weekend in Toronto proved we are proud, strong and free. We are Canadian, and we will stand up for our rights and dignity despite attempts to harass and intimidate our community and turn Canada into ground zero for hate.

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Who would have thought that in 2026, Jewish children would hear the same insults and epithets that their Holocaust-surviving grandparents heard in Germany and Poland? In preparing pro-Palestinian counter-protesters for what they could say against the Jews at the walk while avoiding hate speech laws, Naveed Awan Bahadur told them: “When they come to this event, they are a Zionist, and you can call Zionists roaches, rats, scum … right, Zionists.”

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WATCH:At the Walk with Israel, Naveed Awan Bahadur outlines what he says was relayed to him by police:“‘Zionism’ is not a protected class with respect to hate speech… you can call Zionists roaches, rats, scum.”He warns protesters not to say anything discriminatory about…........

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