Toronto's mayor says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel's national day because an Israeli flag-raising ceremony is currently 'divisive.'
WATCH ABOVE: An Israel Independence Day flag raising ceremony at Toronto city hall was met with protests on Tuesday. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, questions are being raised about Mayor Olivia Chow 's absence from the event., emotions are running high and it is important to show empathy for those impacted by the bloodshed in the Middle East.
May 14 marks the anniversary of the day in 1948 when the state of Israel was proclaimed, an event often recognized in ceremonies around the world.But Israel’s conflict in Gaza has brought added scrutiny to the anniversary this year, including in Ottawa where an Israeli flag was also flying above City Hall but there was no public ceremony to mark the occasion after officials raised concern about a risk to public safety.
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