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The same group of anti-Israel protesters who occupied the University of Toronto for months were kicked out of an office building after staging a “sit-in” protest against U of T’s apparent investments in Israel.

Earlier this week, the Toronto Police Service announced it would enforce a court order requiring pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Toronto to dismantle their encampment.

The University of Toronto’s anti-Israel encampment quickly dismantled most of the structures and evacuated the area an hour before police were set to arrive.

Organizers of the University of Toronto’s anti-Israel encampment say that despite a court injunction to remove them by Wednesday evening, they will not be silenced.

Affidavits filed as part of the University of Toronto’s injunction request against the “Little Gaza” encampment allege that antisemitic hate, vandalism, harassment and violence have been the norm since the occupation began.

Protesters encamped at the University of Toronto said that anybody who points out that gay people have no rights in Palestine is working on behalf of Zionist colonizers.

Protesters said they are making “clear” progress with the University of Toronto administration at a press conference they held at the anti-Israel encampment on campus Thursday.

Edmonton police dismantled an anti-Israel encampment at the University of Alberta, while protesters at the University of Toronto are under fire for projecting the logo of the terrorist group Hamas’ military wing, Al-Qassam, onto a building.

A 24-year-old Jewish man was attacked for waving an Israeli flag outside of the University of Toronto’s pro-Palestine protest encampment Saturday evening.

More radical anti-Israel encampments have been set up on Canadian university campuses, including at the University of Toronto and the University of Victoria.