Toronto police arrested six people Sunday at the annual Walk With Israel event in North York.
The United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of Greater Toronto, which organizes the event to support Israel, said this year’s walk was attended by a record 60,000 people.
The increase in attendance was mainly driven by supporters from outside of the the Jewish community, said Sara Lefton, UJA Federation’s chief development officer, who called the walk a “beautiful moment.”
“We’ve been the subject of so much hate in the last few years,” Lefton said. “It meant a tremendous amount to our community to have so many other Torontonians standing with us.”
