What this unidentified woman was holding in her hand at the Little Gaza encampment on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus is unknown at this time. However, Toronto Police say they are “aware” of a strange video from Friday showing a woman pulling down posters from the fence of the encampment and then appearing to display what onlookers described as a knife. Police have not said it was determined to be knife and at this point no charges have been laid.
“We are aware of this occurrence,” Const. Caroline de Kloet said Saturday. “No charges have been laid at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation.” The video was posted to X by the National Council of Canadian Muslims who wrote “a knife was brandished by a pro-Israel protester against those standing for Palestinian human rights at the University of Toronto. This is hate.
This is violence. This is criminal. This needs to stop.
” @TorontoPolice @TPSOperations indicate they are “aware” of videos circulating on social media of this incident at @UofT Friday. pic.twitter.
com/0EpjkAV0eZ The video shows a woman carrying an Israeli flag and wearing a Star of David button as she tears down banners along the fence in King’s College Circle. At one point, the video shows the woman putting something in her right hand and stepping forward, raising it in the air and pointing the object. But it’s unclear what she is actually holding in her hand.
“She has a knife, she has a knife,” you can hear a female voi.
