Toronto police serve coffee to agitators calling for the death of Israel as they occupy bridge in Jewish neighborhood

On Saturday, protesters opposing Israel's actions to destroy Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza occupied an overpass in Toronto, blocking traffic. In response, police brought them coffee. This is a far cry from the treatment the Freedom Convoy of truckers who brought their big rigs and their families to Ottawa to protest Justin Trudeau's Covid mandates.

Members of the Toronto Police Service brought a large box of Tim Horton's coffee, along with paper cups, to the agitators staging a public nuisance on Highway 401’s Avenue Rd. overpass. Toronto lawyer Caryma Sa’d caught the interaction.

One protester was asked why the police were being so thoughtful. "I have no idea what’s going on," he responded.

The Post Millennial documented the protest. Motorists on the 401 could be seen and heard honking for the anti-Israel agitators who were on Avenue Road, in one of Toronto's Jewish neighborhoods. "Palestine will never die!" They screamed into traffic.

Demonstrators didn’t miss a beat bad-mouthing Israel, even as police told them to change their position on the bridge.

"From the river to the see, Palestine will be free!" Anti-Israel protestors chanted as they moved to one side of the bridge at the request of police.

According to the National Post, one protester told Sa’d’s videographer that the police brought the coffee to them because whomever had purchased it was not allowed to bring it on the blocked bridge.

“The police are becoming our little messengers,” said a smiling man.

The driver of a one car exclaimed "You guys are all f*cking morons!" The protesters continued their chant for a Jewish genocide in Israel, declaring that "from the river to the sea" Palestine would be "free," meaning the Palestinians would erase Israel between the Jordan River and the Mediteranean Sea.

An anti-Israel protestor claimed "The world does not recognize Israel. The world recognizes and stands with Palestine." He said "Israel is made up." Police stood by.

There were a small group of counter protesters present, but those calling for the death of Israel were loudest and most vocal.

The incident has garnered international attention and condemnation, including a story in the Jerusalem Post, which noted that B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn castigated the Toronto police’s selective catering skills as "absurd" and "comically naive."

"Welcome to 2024, where the City of Toronto’s latest political strategy appears to be the encouragement of further lawlessness, escalation and antisemitism, all with a friendly face," Mostyn wrote in a statement issued to Canadian media.

Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington quipped that it should be no mystery why the police couldn’t persuade the mob off of the bridge.

"No wonder they can’t get them to leave. They are pouring sugar on the situation."

"Talk about a double-double standard," he said.

A statement from the Toronto police claimed the officers were only "managing a dynamic situation" and helping "to keep tensions low" and their actions "should not be interpreted as showing support for any cause or group."