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Violence at a Toronto speaking event has sparked calls for more scrutiny on Israeli soldiers entering Canada, with some saying they should be barred entry or investigated for potential participation in war crimes related to the Israel-Hamas war.

Police arrested and charged six protesters after an event organized by a Toronto Metropolitan University student group Students Supporting Israel (SSI) this month that featured Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers as speakers.

While SSI blamed protesters for a chaotic scene that included screaming and a broken glass door – protesters can be seen on video banging on the venue’s front doors as they are being held off by police — clips shared by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Toronto show one of the IDF soldiers grabbing and shoving protesters.

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 hours ago

Please read the story of the the MS St. Louis... the Voyage of the Damned.

Canada was one of the countries that refused to allow Jews to enter the country. Now people want us to be that way again. That's the reason why a Jewish state has to exist.

History doesn't repeat, but it sure does rhyme. It's a sad state of affairs that the younger generation is falling for the same antisemitic bullshit people fell for a hundred years ago, but here we are.

I wish we lived in a world where a Jewish state isn't necessary, but it's necessary because of people rationalizing why it's a good thing to refuse Jews entry into the country. There needs to be at least one country in the world that won't refuse Jews entry. The only guarantee that there will be at least one country in the world that won't refuse the entry of Jews in times of antisemitism (In case you didn't notice, we're in one of those times right now) is if there's a Jewish state.

Yes it's embarrassing to humanity that we can't shake the whole antisemitism thing which necessitates a Jewish state. But humanity sucks and it's the only way for it to be guaranteed there is a safe place for Jews in times like this is for there to be a Jewish state.