http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/2461/0 en http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/groups-protest-unholy-alliance-between-jewish-defense-league-and-english-neo-fascists/5620 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/vigil_against_jdl_edl.jpg" alt="" title="These activists gathered at a peaceful vigil at Lawrence and Marlee. There were two separate groups of counter-demonstraters." width="450" height="450" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/police_attack_and_arrest_ara_activists.jpg" alt="" title="Without provocation, police charged the Anti Racist Action group with horses and and arrested 4 activists." width="450" height="336" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>On January 11, 2011, the alliance of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) and the English Defence League (EDL) were challenged by counter-protests from anti-racist and human rights activists.&nbsp; The JDL and EDL alliance was supposed to be cemented in Toronto at an event held by the JDL in support of Tommy Robinson of the EDL, who addressed the Zionist group about his recent arrest.&nbsp; While th</p> <p><a href="http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/groups-protest-unholy-alliance-between-jewish-defense-league-and-english-neo-fascists/5620" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/story/groups-protest-unholy-alliance-between-jewish-defense-league-and-english-neo-fascists/5620#comments Megan Kinch Michael Romandel Direct Action Police/Prisons Solidarity anti-fascist Palestine/Israel Toronto Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:08:19 +0000 Megan Kinch 5620 at http://toronto.mediacoop.ca