Protest breaks out at TIFF over documentary about Israeli general | Unpublished
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Author: Alex Nino Gheciu
Publication Date: September 7, 2025 - 17:40

Protest breaks out at TIFF over documentary about Israeli general

September 7, 2025

Protesters had a brief standoff with police on Toronto International Film Festival’s main strip on Saturday as they demonstrated against the screening of a film centred on a retired Israeli general.

A group of activists wearing kaffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags gathered around the TIFF sign at King Street and University Avenue, placing small rolled-up blankets smeared with fake blood – staged to resemble dead infants – at its base.



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