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Or sign-in if you have an account.Images of antisemitic signs shared by X user Leviathan (@l3v1at4an) during an anti-Israel protest Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. West in Toronto on Sunday. Eight people have now been arrested with an investigation into this demonstration. Photo by @l3v1at4an/XCanadian Jewish advocacy and rights organizations welcomed the arrest of two more people in connection with an antisemitic demonstration in Toronto earlier this year, saying “there must be consequences for promoting hatred.”Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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Police allege that the accused retrieved antisemitic signs from a storage locker before attending a protest at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West that Sunday and allegedly displayed the signs in public as they marched toward a group of pro-Israeli demonstrations while shouting derogatory slurs.Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable format.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againSome of the signs, as reported by National Post at the time, featured a caricature of an emaciated Orthodox Jewish man exiting a cave, asking whether “Iran has stopped” yet, a drawing of a caricatured Jewish man wearing a kippah crying “Help us, Daddy!” into a walkie-talkie covered in an American flag as three missiles rain down in the background, and one of rats crawling in and out of a hole in the ground shaped like the Star of David. CIJA, UJA and B’nai Brith immediately called for an investigation and co-signed an open letter to Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Dimkew, in which they said the imagery was “reminiscent of Nazi incitement.” On Friday, members of the hate crime unit executed a search warrant and arrested two additional suspects from Toronto — Shahram Nayeb-Yazdi, 63, and 40-year-old Daniela Bonamico — both of whom were scheduled to appear at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre on Saturday.In its statement, CIJA alleged the latter “has imported a foreign conflict into Canada and taken her campaign abroad through the so-called Gaza Flotilla — a PR stunt that did nothing to help Palestinians.On the flotilla coalition’s website, Bonamico describes herself as “the daughter of Italian immigrants born into a civil war torn and occupied village” who has been a “multidisciplinary artist” in Toronto for 20 years. Police previously announced charges of willful promotion and public incitement of hatred against six other people in connection with the investigation, starting with Torontonian Muhammad Anas Sial, 33, in April.In June, Hosaam Hemdan, 19, Omer Turcan, 43, Yasaf Skaikh, 46, Hasan Aydin, 47, all of Toronto, along with Whitby’s Syed Hussaini, 43, were also hit with the same charges. Hemdan, Turcan, and Hussaini were also charged with disguise with intent. Antisemitic signs shared by X user Leviathan (@l3v1at4an) during an anti-Israel protest at Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. West in Toronto. Photo by @l3v1at4an/XPolice noted that when an alleged criminal offence is believed to have been motivated by bias, prejudice or hate, prosecutors can seek to have the motivation considered an aggravating factor at sentencing if the accused are convicted.Wilful promotion of hatred and advocating genocide are hate-propaganda offences under the Criminal Code and require the Attorney General’s consent before charges can be laid, police said. Such charges may therefore be laid at a later stage of an investigation.Anyone with more information is asked to contact police. CIJA, meanwhile, also called on Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Global Affairs Canada to explain what steps are being taken to prevent people it describes as extremist and hate crime suspects from exporting “their vitriol beyond Canada’s borders.”Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. 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