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2025 Walk With Israel sees more Jewish pride, fewer anti-Israel protesters, than last year

JL;DR SUMMARY Toronto's 2025 Walk with Israel saw heightened security and a strong sense of Jewish pride with reduced protestor presence following a violent incident in Washington, D.C. Despite a small number of protesters, attendees, including prominent community leaders and politicians, highlighted the resilience and unity of the Jewish community, raising $1.4 million for the United Jewish Appeal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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ProtestJewish LeadershipJewish PrideNova Music FestivalTorontoSecurityWalk With IsraelRoman BaberCommunity Unity

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"And today we show everybody why. That's what it sounded like Sunday at the launch of the Jewish Community's annual Walk with Israel, in its 56th year, but only the second time since October 7th."
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
"Mayor Olivia Chow did not attend the walk. She didn't come last year either. She did vote yes last week, when her city council passed its own municipal bubble by-law. It comes into effect July 2nd. The Mayor of Vaughan, Stephen Del Duca, says Toronto's Mayor choosing not to come speaks volumes, despite her recent efforts at rapprochement with the Jewish community."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"And this despite the walk coming just four days after an American gunman opened fire and killed two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C."
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