The Israel i flag flies in front of Ottawa City Hall after it was raised during a private event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.City Hall early Tuesday morning in honour of the country’s national day, but there was no public ceremony to mark the occasion.
City officials said they had information suggesting that holding a public event posed a risk to public safety, but they gave no details. Last Friday, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe posted on social media that he had asked police and the city to come up with a way to hold the event safely, but city officials said Monday that would not happen.Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who gathered outside city hall on Tuesday claimed victory, saying they had forced the cancellation of what they called a “genocidal flag-raising” ceremony. A masked woman leading the group of about 50 people told the crowd “the shameful Zionists have gone home.
Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford released a statement celebrating 76 years since the establishment of Israel as an “independent and democratic state.”
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