A senior Liberal cabinet minister shared an Instagram post using a hashtag condoning Palestinian “revolutionary violence” and calling for the destruction of Israel.
Brandon Montour, who is listed on the federal government list as senior legal adviser to Minister of State and Indigenous Affairs Gary Anandasangaree, also posted that he supports the liberation of Palestinians through “any means necessary.” shared.
The sharing of the post came amid an unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel. so far They killed more than 600 Israeli soldiers and civilians and kidnapped 100 hostages, including children and the elderly, a senior Israeli official said.our 9/11” On Saturday, terrorists fired thousands of rockets and dozens of Palestinian gunmen entered Israeli territory.
The same day, Montour shared an Instagram post “Revolutionary violence is not terrorism. It is a fight for liberation.” This post was shared by the account “Marxist-Leninist, Proletarian Feminist”.
The post also includes three other images, including one of Hamas terrorists capturing an Israeli soldier and another that says, “Resistance doesn’t just happen through violence, but violence is the mainstream.” It includes an image that says,
The post had the caption “Let’s go to Palestine” and the hashtags #destruction of Israel, destruction of imperialism, destruction of colonialism, Palestinian freedom, revolution.
Montour also shared post From a Palestinian liberation organization that called on people to “support the Palestinian resistance movement from al-Quds to Gaza.” Behind the text is an image of a rocket being launched.
“Supporting the liberation of Palestine means supporting whatever means necessary to get there,” the post said. “Freedom has so far only been achieved through resistance. After more than 75 years of ethnic cleansing and genocide, who can expect anything else from the Palestinians but resistance?”
The post then reiterated a call to action: “Take all necessary measures.”
“From Jerusalem to Gaza, from the West Bank to the camps and wherever Palestinian refugees now live in exile, we resist Zionist settler violence and all forms of Palestinian resistance. We must defend the right of Palestinians to support the Palestinians by any means necessary. There are no exceptions, no fine print.”
Montour did not respond to several requests for comment from True North. However, shortly after True North contacted him, his LinkedIn page was deleted.
The views expressed in the post shared by Montour run counter to the position of the Liberal government of Canada, which condemned Hamas’ attacks on Israel as terrorism.
Ananda Sangarhi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Jolie Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement condemning Hamas and expressing solidarity with Israel following the attack.
“Canada strongly condemns the current terrorist attack against Israel,” Trudeau said in a statement Saturday. “These acts of violence are completely unacceptable. We stand with Israel and fully support its right to defend itself. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this. Civilian lives. must be protected.”
These remarks were echoed by Mr. Anandasangari.
“I unequivocally condemn the terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas,” Anandasangari wrote on X (formerly Twitter). These senseless acts of violence against civilians are completely unacceptable and must stop. ”
Anandasangari’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
