Article content Montreal police have opened an investigation and are consulting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concerning a social media post advertising a “youth summer program” at the pro-Palestine encampment at McGill University. The post that appeared last week on the Instagram account of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill features a group of young people wearing black and white head scarves sitting on the grass reading books, several of them holding rifles. The post asks the “youth of Montreal” to register for a four-week semester of classes on “The Palestine Question.
” Activities would include political discussions, and historical and “revolutionary lessons”. Jewish leaders and several federal and provincial politicians have denounced the post as an explicit incitement to violence, with some declaring it a hate crime. At a news briefing on Monday afternoon, Montreal police director of communications David Shane called the post “in very bad taste” but did not go so far as to label it a hate crime.
“This publication, which invites young people to take part in workshops at the camp, is a cause for concern as it features an image of an assault rifle. We understand the fears this publication may arouse. We are investigating the matter and have been in contact with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police .
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