Toronto protest speaker says Zionists ‘rape, kill and eat children’

A speaker at a pro-Palestine protest in Toronto's Jewish neighborhood invoked antisemitic tropes, accusing Zionists of rape, murder, and cannibalism. Video footage was shared by the X account Leviathan, which identified the speaker as university instructor Abbas Hamze. B'nai Brith Canada called on Toronto Police to investigate the incident as hate incitement.

A speaker at a pro-Palestine protest in Toronto's Jewish neighborhood of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West on Sunday 23 August 2026 invoked antisemitic tropes, accusing Zionists of rape, murder, and cannibalism. Video footage shared by the X account Leviathan identified the speaker as Abbas Hamze, a university instructor at the University of Niagara Falls, Georgian College, and Conestoga College. Hamze also claimed Zionists use 'black magic' and referenced Epstein Island conspiracy theories. B'nai Brith Canada's director of Research and Advocacy, Richard Robertson, called on Toronto Police to investigate the incident as hate incitement, stating that the permissive environment at the intersection has normalized antisemitism. The protest is part of a series of recurring demonstrations in the area that have drawn community concern and led to arrests on hate promotion charges.

Toronto protest speaker says Zionists ‘rape, kill and eat children’