A few hundred people responded to a call by controversial imam Adil Zarqawi and gathered in a park in Villeray to urge the Canadian political class to condemn the bombings in Gaza.
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“As Canadian Muslims, we must help our brothers and condemn the silence of the Canadian political class,” the forecaster said Saturday afternoon at the park in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s riding.
A few hundred responded to the call by the Canadian Anti-Islamophobia Collective, chaired by Zarqawi, and the Muslim Council of Montreal.
Photo by Camille Payant
“Terrorist Israel, Trudeau Complicit!” Terrorist Israel, Melanie [Joly] Partner in crime! », chanted the crowd, Adil Sarkouy.
Adil Zarqawi condemned the Canadian Prime Minister’s “disgraceful stance” in refusing to condemn Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip.
“We will remember that the Liberal Party, the NDP, the Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois ignored us when we needed them,” he declared.
“We are revolted, we are outraged, we are appalled by this Canadian government that boasts before the United Nations that it respects international law, but does not dare to condemn what the Zionist organization is doing to the citizens of Gaza,” they chanted. A fundamentalist imam.
In front of Trudeau’s offices
Around 2:20 p.m., protesters marched toward Justin Trudeau’s constituency office.
“Trutonist Zionist” and “Trutonist, there is no difference between you and Hitler”, can we read in some signs?
Once on the scene, Zarqawi pointed out that this was only the first demonstration in support of the Palestinian cause.
“Today we are in front of Trudeau’s office, tomorrow there will be other demonstrations. We are going to petition, we are not going to give up,” he said.
A controversial past
In 2003, Imam Zarqawi was suspected by the Canadian government of belonging to a terrorist organization linked to al-Qaeda. After 21 months in prison, Adil Zarqawi had to wear an electronic bracelet for years before regaining his full freedom in 2009.
In 2015, about ten young Quebecers who followed his teachings on the campuses of Rosemont and Maisonneuve colleges went to Syria or tried to do so.
Then, last year, Pres It revealed that Adel Zarqaoui, despite his controversial past, was able to teach briefly at a public school in Sainte-Thérèse.
