Toronto Police are now investigating after troubling flag emblazoned with two M4 carbine guns that represents a known Middle East terror group was displayed at a downtown rally on New Years Eve.
“The Hate Crime Unit is investigating this incident,” Toronto Police spokesperson Nadine Ramadan said Thursday.
Just hours before terror carnage rocked the United States as it ushered in 2025 on New Year’s Eve, a flag representing a deadly new terror group out of Palestine was seen displayed near where many were taking in the fireworks show on the city’s harbourfront.
It’s unknown if this flag making an appearance among pro-Hamas demonstrators in Queen’s Quay, who later took over the main hall of Union Station, was a warning to any potential terrorism in Canada.
But what is known that in the hours ahead there were 14 people killed and about 30 injured when a truck carrying an ISIS flag rammed attack innocent revellers in New Orleans, terror events in New York and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump casino in Las Vegas.
Needless to say, in Toronto where we have suffered a similar van attack and have seen an ISIS-inspired shooting spree at a Mississauga takeout restaurant and endured the Danforth shooting massacre, it’s worth noting the timing of this flag making its debut here.
“Amongst the screams for Intifada you’ll see a black and white flag – Lions’ Den flag,” pointed out investigative journalist and political influencer Dahlia Kurtz. “Israeli officials have designated Lions’ Den a terror squad… It’s comprised of one to three member cells – mostly armed Palestinian men in their 20s. So what could possibly go wrong? They are determined to fight to the death.”
If this was a “never again” sweatshirt with a Jewish Defence League logo, Toronto Police would take issue with those wearing it. So, it’s highly appropriate that this flag be removed in the future because unlike the JDL, which isn’t a banned terror group, the players represented in this flag are.
“The display of the flag of the Lions’ Den in Toronto on New Year’s Eve should be of concern to all Canadians,” said B’nai Brith Canada Director of Research and Advocacy Richard Robertson. “The Lions’ Den, which receives funding from listed terror groups, has emerged over the last several years as a violent militant organization responsible for numerous terror attacks in Israel. It is listed as a terrorist organization by the Israeli government and has been sanctioned by the State Department in the United States.”
Canada seems to be asleep at the switch on this group and this flag, which displays two war guns as part of its logo.
Mayor Olivia Chow, Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the RCMP have so far not commented.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said while “we are unfamiliar with this particular photo, or which rally this flag was alleged to have been flown in, we want to make it clear the NCCM will always defend the right to peaceful protest – but the operational word is peaceful. We also stand unequivocally for human rights and against injustice whoever is driving it.”
This was not a peaceful flag and it does not represent a peaceful group.
“The flying of a terrorist flag by Hamas supporters is an indication of what the Jewish community should expect for 2025,” said Meir Weinstein, of Israel Now, which has expressed concern for more violence perpetrated on the community in the year ahead.
That this flag was at a Torontonian protest, can’t be swept under the carpet as nothing.
“It is disgusting to see the continued domination of public spaces and the open celebration of terror groups in Canada. Canadians are sick and tired after 15 months of growing extremism, intimidation, and incitement,” said Noah Shack, interim president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. “As we just witnessed in New Orleans, glorifying terrorist groups is a precursor to mass murder. Authorities at all levels must do more – and must take decisive action – to stop this clear threat to public safety.”
While Canada’s political leaders don’t take seriously the threats toward Jewish Torontonians and only pay them lip service, those who understand the growing antisemitism that is rampant in Toronto also understand that his flag is what Robertson of B’nai Brith sees as potential “incitement.”
“How can our leaders sit idly by while fringe elements of our society continue to openly defy our nation’s morals, sow division, and intimidate Canadians with their inciting and hateful actions? What more needs to occur before order is restored?” asked Robertson. “The continued proliferation of an environment that permits incitement and hate to spread without consequence has emboldened radicals to the point where they do not fear repercussions for celebrating violent extremists.”
“This is not just an affront to Canadian values but represents a major threat to the safety and security of all Canadians,” he added.
When you compare the political outrage after incidents such as a Jewish girl’s school being shot up three times to a false story about a girl claiming she was attacked by a man who tried to cut off her hijab, you can see the double standard on full display.
“Following the display of its flag in Toronto, and given its strong ties to other listed terror entities, it is incumbent that Canada’s federal government proactively turn its attention to the Lions’ Den and list the organization as a terror entity,” said Robertson.
If it were a Freedom Convoy trucker, the Trudeau government would react and bring out the horses and declare a modern-form of a martial law.
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Needless to say, in Toronto where we have suffered a similar van attack and have seen an ISIS-inspired shooting spree at a Mississauga takeout restaurant and endured the Danforth shooting massacre, it’s worth noting the timing of this flag making its debut here.
“Amongst the screams for Intifada you’ll see a black and white flag – Lions’ Den flag,” pointed out investigative journalist and political influencer Dahlia Kurtz. “Israeli officials have designated Lions’ Den a terror squad… It’s comprised of one to three member cells – mostly armed Palestinian men in their 20s. So what could possibly go wrong? They are determined to fight to the death.”
If this was a “never again” sweatshirt with a Jewish Defence League logo, Toronto Police would take issue with those wearing it. So, it’s highly appropriate that this flag be removed in the future because unlike the JDL, which isn’t a banned terror group, the players represented in this flag are.
“The display of the flag of the Lions’ Den in Toronto on New Year’s Eve should be of concern to all Canadians,” said B’nai Brith Canada Director of Research and Advocacy Richard Robertson. “The Lions’ Den, which receives funding from listed terror groups, has emerged over the last several years as a violent militant organization responsible for numerous terror attacks in Israel. It is listed as a terrorist organization by the Israeli government and has been sanctioned by the State Department in the United States.”
Canada seems to be asleep at the switch on this group and this flag, which displays two war guns as part of its logo.
Mayor Olivia Chow, Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the RCMP have so far not commented.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said while “we are unfamiliar with this particular photo, or which rally this flag was alleged to have been flown in, we want to make it clear the NCCM will always defend the right to peaceful protest – but the operational word is peaceful. We also stand unequivocally for human rights and against injustice whoever is driving it.”
This was not a peaceful flag and it does not represent a peaceful group.
“The flying of a terrorist flag by Hamas supporters is an indication of what the Jewish community should expect for 2025,” said Meir Weinstein, of Israel Now, which has expressed concern for more violence perpetrated on the community in the year ahead.
That this flag was at a Torontonian protest, can’t be swept under the carpet as nothing.
“It is disgusting to see the continued domination of public spaces and the open celebration of terror groups in Canada. Canadians are sick and tired after 15 months of growing extremism, intimidation, and incitement,” said Noah Shack, interim president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. “As we just witnessed in New Orleans, glorifying terrorist groups is a precursor to mass murder. Authorities at all levels must do more – and must take decisive action – to stop this clear threat to public safety.”
While Canada’s political leaders don’t take seriously the threats toward Jewish Torontonians and only pay them lip service, those who understand the growing antisemitism that is rampant in Toronto also understand that his flag is what Robertson of B’nai Brith sees as potential “incitement.”
“How can our leaders sit idly by while fringe elements of our society continue to openly defy our nation’s morals, sow division, and intimidate Canadians with their inciting and hateful actions? What more needs to occur before order is restored?” asked Robertson. “The continued proliferation of an environment that permits incitement and hate to spread without consequence has emboldened radicals to the point where they do not fear repercussions for celebrating violent extremists.”
“This is not just an affront to Canadian values but represents a major threat to the safety and security of all Canadians,” he added.
When you compare the political outrage after incidents such as a Jewish girl’s school being shot up three times to a false story about a girl claiming she was attacked by a man who tried to cut off her hijab, you can see the double standard on full display.
“Following the display of its flag in Toronto, and given its strong ties to other listed terror entities, it is incumbent that Canada’s federal government proactively turn its attention to the Lions’ Den and list the organization as a terror entity,” said Robertson.
If it were a Freedom Convoy trucker, the Trudeau government would react and bring out the horses and declare a modern-form of a martial law.
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