A Quebec court has temporarily prohibited protests near several Jewish institutions in┬аMontreal’s C├┤te-des-NeigesтАУNotre-Dame-de-Gr├вce┬аborough following back-to-back demonstrations outside community buildings in recent days.┬а
According to an injunction granted Tuesday, protests are banned within 50 metres┬аof the Federation CJA building and the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, which requested the injunction.┬а
The order also applies to the Cummings Centre, the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA,┬аHerzliah High School and┬аUnited Talmud Torahs of Montreal Inc.
The injunction┬аis valid for the next 10 days. It was served to several groups:
- Independent Jewish Voices.
- Montreal4Palestine.
- Palestinian Youth Movement Montreal.
- Alliance4Palestine.
The injunction also mentions an individual by the name of Bara Iyad Abuhamed. The ban appears to prohibit anyone, regardless of their affiliation, from protesting.┬а
The court order comes after┬аan event┬аheld at Montreal’s┬аSpanish and Portuguese Synagogue┬аspurred a demonstration followed by a counter-protest Tuesday evening.
The Montreal chapter of Independent Jewish Voices, one of the defendants in the injunction, organized a protest against an Israel real estate event, claiming it marketed property in the West Bank, where over two million Palestinians live under Israel’s military occupation, according to the United Nations (UN).
CBC┬аNews confirmed that Noam┬аHomes, the commercial real estate agency based in Jerusalem, which held the event,┬аdoes have listings in the West Bank on its website. However┬аCBC does not know if Tuesday’s event featured any of those listings.┬а
The company and the synagogue both declined to comment.
Montreal police set up a perimeter, taping off streets and separating opposing groups as┬аboth sides shouted┬аat each.
Another demonstration took place Monday outside the Federation CJA building, with┬аdemonstrators attempting┬аto block access to the building and harassing those trying to enter, the CJA said in a statement.┬а
“The protests we’ve decried for weeks have escalated into a hate mob targeting Jewish institutions,” the┬аstatement reads.┬а
“Jews must be able to gather without the need for protection.”┬а
The injunction authorizes plaintiffs to call on police to enforce the order.┬а
