Anti-Israel protest leaves seniors feeling 'unsafe to be identified as a Jew on the streets of Ottawa'

The protest went on for several hours with a heavy police presence

National Post | Jeremy Borg, National Post Staff

OTTAWA — Jewish seniors were left fearing for their safety after an anti-Israel protest descended on a local community centre across from a long-term care facility in Ottawa’s west end last week.

Dozens of people gathered outside of the Soloway Jewish Community Centre last Thursday to protest an event happening on the campus aimed at recruiting volunteers to go to Israel. The location of the protest was directly across from the Hillel Lodge, a long-term care facility housing seniors.

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