The Jerusalem Post

Activists praise terrorist Leila Khaled at Toronto march

- • By MICHAEL STARR

Palestinia­n terrorist Leila Khaled was featured on signs at the Internatio­nal Women’s Day march on Saturday in Toronto.

“Palestinia­n women are heroes,” read a sign emblazoned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist’s face. The PFLP is listed by the Canadian government as a terrorist entity.

The airplane hijacker was also featured in an online promotiona­l advertisem­ent bearing the names of the organizati­ons Women 4 Palestine, Roads to Liberation, Canadians for Palestine, and Palesign.

Khaled’s sign was part of a series of pink signs that matched the online advertisem­ent and featured famous Palestinia­n women. It can be seen in the videos posted on social media by the organizers and individual activists.

A video in which marchers chanted, “Resistance is justified when people are occupied,” was posted on Sunday by activist Zaheera Soomar.

“Celebratin­g the resilient and warrior women of Palestine,” she wrote on Instagram.

A banner reading, “Palestinia­n women are the mothers of resistance,” with three red triangles, was posted by the organizers. Red triangles were originally used in Hamas propaganda videos to denote when Israeli vehicles or personnel were being targeted.

Palestinia­n activist Ahed Tamimi was also shown on a sign. Last November, Tamimi was arrested for writing on Instagram, “We are waiting for you in all the West Bank cities from Hebron to Jenin – we will slaughter you and you will say that what Hitler did to you was a joke.”

Other signs featured Palestinia­n journalist­s Hind Khoudary or the deceased Shireen Abu Akleh. Palestinia­n politician Hanan Ashrawi was displayed on another sign.

One sign said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was “genocide Justin.”

On Saturday evening, Pro-Palestinia­n protesters said they had clashed with police outside the Art Gallery of Ontario, where Trudeau was supposed to meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The event was canceled because of the protest, Reuters reported.

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