On May 15, 2021 thousands answered the call of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and gathered at Nathan Philip Square in Toronto to commemorate “the 73rd year of the Palestinian catastrophe” – the Nakbah. The annual event is generally commemorated on 15 May, the day after the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of the State of Israel in its place.
During the rally a group of protesters bearing Palestinian flags and anti-Israel signs chanted (originally in Arabic):
Praise Allah
Allah is the Greatest
Jews, remember the battle of Khaybar
Zion [Jews], remember the battle of Khaybar
From Sea [Jordan River, Dead Sea] to [Mediterranean] Sea Palestine is Arab…
