Israel National News reports: “B’nai Brith Canada on Wednesday filed a formal complaint with the City of Toronto after a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flag was raised at City Hall earlier in the week.

The event, which took place on Monday, marked the anniversary of the PLO’s 1988 declaration of ‘Palestinian Independence,’ issued during the First Intifada by a group that was then a designated terrorist entity in Canada.

‘Before the ceremony took place, we formally notified the City of Toronto’s Chief of Protocol and External Relations that the event contravened the City’s Flag-Raising Protocol and demanded its cancellation. We made clear that recognizing this anniversary would lend legitimacy to a history of terrorism and extremist violence and heighten fear within the Jewish community. The City chose to proceed,’ B’nai Brith Canada said in a statement.

It noted that ‘Jewish residents in Toronto are already facing unprecedented levels of harassment, threats, vandalism, and intimidation. Allowing this event to proceed signalled disregard for that reality and disregard for the City’s own Flag-Raising Protocol.’…”