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警方称，蒙特利尔反北约抗议活动爆发，引发火灾、窗户被砸碎、多人被捕
加拿大新闻社 2024 年 11 月 23 日
联邦内阁部长谴责周五在蒙特利尔爆发的反北约抗议活动，称抗议活动“充满仇恨和反犹太主义”，但抗议者否认这一说法，称他们抗议北约成员国在战争中“同谋”，这场战争已造成数千名巴勒斯坦人死亡。
警方表示，他们在周五下午晚些时候开始的一场示威活动中逮捕了三人，示威活动包括两辆汽车起火，一些企业的窗户被砸碎。
砸碎了位于圣于尔班的加拿大帝国商业银行 (CIBC) 的窗户 (Alan Sukonnik，CityNews)
下午 6 点，约 600 名抗议者聚集在艺术广场，到下午 6:30，一名蒙面抗议者砸碎了位于圣于尔班的加拿大帝国商业银行 (CIBC) 的窗户，随后其他人也砸碎了更多窗户。
蒙特利尔警方发出警告，但随着人群部分散去，暴力事件仍在继续。当抗议者到达北约会议举办地议会大厦时，他们喷洒油漆并砸碎窗户。
两辆停放的汽车也被点燃。警方使用刺激性气体驱散人群。三人因袭击警察和妨碍公务而被捕。示威活动于晚上 8 点左右结束。
总理贾斯汀·特鲁多第二天早上在推特上做出回应，写道：
他们说，他们逮捕了一名 22 岁的女性，罪名是妨碍警察工作和袭击警察，以及两名分别为 22 岁和 28 岁的男子，罪名是妨碍警察工作。三人均被释放，并将于稍后出庭。
蒙特利尔警方表示，在游行期间，有人投放了烟雾弹，有人将金属护栏扔到街上，企业和会议中心的窗户被砸碎。
北约抗议活动余波。（Alan Sukonnik，CityNews）
抗议活动由“为巴勒斯坦撤资”和“反资本主义斗争联盟”组织。
“为巴勒斯坦撤资”成员 Benoît Allard 表示，他和其他几名抗议者被警察打伤，至少有四名抗议者不得不去医院。
他说，抗议的目的是抗议北约“与以色列军队合谋在加沙进行种族灭绝、在黎巴嫩和叙利亚犯下战争罪行”以及“非法占领巴勒斯坦领土”。
外交部长梅拉尼·若利和国防部长比尔·布莱尔周六上午在哈利法克斯国际安全论坛上对记者表示，抗议者的行为是不可接受的。
“我们看到的不是和平抗议。我们看到的实际上是暴力、仇恨和反犹太主义，这些不应该出现在我们的街道上，”若利说。
“当然，我们相信言论自由，我们相信示威自由，但我们的底线是当有暴力时。”
布莱尔补充说，这次示威“根本不像合法、和平的抗议”。相反，他称这些示威是“暴徒”的“无政府主义”行为。
“蒙特利尔市展现的是暴力和仇恨，”布莱尔说。
“这些行为是不可接受的，我们可以用最强烈的措辞谴责它们，特别是展现出来的仇恨和反犹太主义。”
然而，阿拉德否认了反犹太主义的指控。他说抗议活动是针对以色列国的行为，而不是犹太人的行为，并补充说，本周早些时候国际刑事法院对以色列总理本雅明内塔尼亚胡发出了逮捕令。
周四，法院在一份新闻稿中表示，有合理理由相信内塔尼亚胡犯下了“以饥饿作为战争手段的战争罪；以及谋杀、迫害和其他不人道行为的反人类罪。”
本周末，北约成员国和伙伴国家的代表将齐聚蒙特利尔，讨论包括支持乌克兰、气候变化和联盟未来等问题。
警方发言人 Manuel Couture 表示，示威者于晚上 7 点左右完全散去。
周六和周日，蒙特利尔计划举行更多反北约抗议活动。周六的活动由魁北克和平运动组织。该组织在其网站上表示，它为和平而战，反对帝国主义，并表示北约助长了全球冲突。
— 来自多伦多的 Sammy Hudes 的文件。
— 来自蒙特利尔的 Erin Seize 的文件。
加拿大新闻社的这份报告于 2024 年 11 月 23 日首次发布。
Anti-NATO protest in Montreal erupts in fires, smashed windows, arrests, say police
By The Canadian Press November 23, 2024
Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday, saying “hatred and antisemitism” were on display, but protesters deny the claim, saying they demonstrated against the “complicity” of NATO member countries in a war that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
Police said they arrested three people following a demonstration that began late afternoon Friday, which included two car fires and left some businesses with smashed windows.
Smashed a CIBC window on Saint-Urbain ( Alan Sukonnik, CityNews)
Around 600 protestors gathered at Place des Arts at 6 PM and by 6:30 PM a masked protester smashed a CIBC window on Saint-Urbain, followed by others breaking more windows.
The Montreal police issued warnings, but violence continued as the crowd partially dispersed. When the protesters reached the Palais des congres, where the NATO meeting was being held, they sprayed paint and smashed windows.
Two parked cars were also set ablaze. Police deployed irritant gas to disperse the crowd. Three individuals were arrested for assaulting officers and obstruction. The demonstration ended around 8 p.m.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted on Twitter the following morning by writing:
They said they arrested a 22-year-old woman for obstructing police work and assaulting a police officer, as well as two men, 22 and 28, both for obstructing police work. All three were released and will appear in court at a later date.
Montreal police said that during the march, smoke bombs were deployed, metal barriers were thrown into the street and windows of businesses and at the convention centre were smashed.
Aftermath of NATO protest. (Alan Sukonnik, CityNews)
The protest was organized by the groups Divest for Palestine and the Convergence of Anti-Capitalist Struggles.
Benoît Allard, a member of Divest for Palestine, said he and several other protesters were injured by police and at least four protesters had to go to hospital.
He said the purpose of the protest was to demonstrate against what he called NATO’s “complicity with Israel’s military while it’s conducting its genocide in Gaza, … war crimes in Lebanon, Syria” and “it’s enforcing illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.”
Speaking to reporters at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Bill Blair said the actions of the protesters were unacceptable.
“What we saw was not peaceful protest. What we saw was actually violence, hate and antisemitism, and this has no place on our streets,” Joly said.
“Of course, we believe in the freedom of speech, we believe in the freedom to demonstrate, but where we draw the line is when there’s violence.”
Blair added the demonstration “was nothing like lawful, peaceful protests.” Instead, he called the demonstrations an act of “anarchy” by a “mob.”
“It was engagement in violence and hatred on display in the City of Montreal,” Blair said.
“Those behaviours are unacceptable and we can condemn them, and in particular the hatred and antisemitism that was on display, in the strongest possible terms.”
However, Allard rejected accusations of antisemitism. He said the protests were against the actions of the state of Israel and not Jewish people and added that earlier this week the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Thursday, the court said in a news release that there were reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu committed “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”
Delegates from NATO member states and partner countries are in Montreal this weekend to discuss issues including support for Ukraine, climate change and the future of the alliance.
Police spokesperson Manuel Couture said the demonstrators were completely dispersed at around 7 p.m.
More anti-NATO protests are planned for Saturday and Sunday in Montreal. Saturday’s event is organized by Mouvement Québécois pour la paix. On its website, the group says it fights for peace and against imperialism, and says that NATO has contributed to global conflicts.
— With files from Sammy Hudes in Toronto.
— With files from Erin Seize in Montreal.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 23, 2024.
