OTTAWA — As anti-Israel protests in Canada grow, nearly 13,000 Canadians have signed a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;petition urging the government&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/petition-urges-governments-to-consider-antisemitic-protest-chants-hate-speech&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/petition-urges-governments-to-consider-antisemitic-protest-chants-hate-speech" target="_blank">petition urging the government</a> to classify commonly-used antisemitic chants as hate speech.

The petition, tabled Wednesday in the House of Commons by independent Spadina-Fort York MP Kevin Vuong, comes in response to the increased and overt use of chants such as “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” in anti-Israel protests across Canada.

Petition targets common anti-Israel, anti-Jewish chants, including 'from the river to the sea,' 'globalize the intifada' and 'Long live Oct. 7'{ai:summary}<p>Anti-Israel protests escalate in Canada. Petition with 13,000 signatures calls for hate speech classification for antisemitic chants. #politics</p>

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