What Is Happening Here | Canadaland Investigates #4 Inside the Antizionist Movement
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Dec 3, 2025 Moez Zaman, a community organizer for an anti-Zionist group in Toronto, sheds light on the weekly protests at Bathurst and Sheppard. He explains the movement's charter and challenges media portrayals that label them as anti-Semitic. Zaman discusses the meanings behind provocative slogans and acknowledges the presence of contentious symbols at their demonstrations. The conversation delves into the group's choice of location, the impact on local Jewish residents, and the complexities of their messaging amid rising tensions.
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Bathurst Is The Epicenter Of Jewish Life
- Bathurst Street is the geographic heart of Toronto's Jewish life with synagogues, schools, and community centres clustered along it.
- That concentration makes protests there uniquely visible and impactful compared with dispersely located communities.
Protests Occur At The Neighborhood's Core
- Weekly anti-Zionist demonstrations repeatedly occupy the intersection of Bathurst and Sheppard, directly adjacent to Jewish homes and institutions.
- Those protests became focal points for both political confrontation and an increase in targeted incidents nearby.
Specific Attacks Near Bathurst Documented
- Jesse lists recent local incidents: shootings at a girls' school, assaults, bomb threats, and property damage near Bathurst.
- He frames these as part of a rising local pattern of anti-Jewish crime since October 7th.