What Is Happening Here | Canadaland Investigates #4 Inside the Antizionist Movement
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Dec 3, 2025 Moez Zaman, a community organizer for an anti-Zionist group in Toronto, sheds light on the weekly protests at Bathurst and Sheppard. He explains the movement's charter and challenges media portrayals that label them as anti-Semitic. Zaman discusses the meanings behind provocative slogans and acknowledges the presence of contentious symbols at their demonstrations. The conversation delves into the group's choice of location, the impact on local Jewish residents, and the complexities of their messaging amid rising tensions.
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Organizer Admits Harmful Chants Occur
- Moez admits slogans like “Go back to Europe” carry racist undertones and concedes such statements often harm the movement.
- He attributes some occurrences to the emotionalism of young activists rather than official policy.
Debate Over What 'Jew' Means At Protests
- Moez explains terms like 'fake Jew' as a political-religious argument about religious observance and Jewish identity, not necessarily personal hatred.
- Jesse counters that defining Jewishness solely by religious practice is historically inaccurate.
Organizer Posed With Targeting Symbol
- Moez displayed an inverted red triangle symbol with his child, saying it marks Israeli soldiers as legitimate resistance targets.
- He insists his family photo wasn't a call to personal violence and that he hopes his daughter joins the resistance nonviolently.