Something that 'smelled like urine' thrown at Jewish participants in Montreal Pride parade, they say

A 35-year-old woman was arrested for armed aggression Sunday after police say she threw a “container containing a liquid” at participants of the Montreal Pride parade . Article content

The woman targeted members of two Jewish groups marching in the parade — Ga’ava and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs — a participant told The Gazette. The liquid she threw “smelled like urine,” he said. Article content

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Ga’ava and CIJA’s planned involvement in the parade had been a source of controversy in the run-up to the event. A competing Pride parade, Wild Pride, also ran Sunday. Many of its organizers, including pro-Palestinian Jewish group Independent Jewish Voices, shunned mainstream Pride events out of objection to the inclusion of groups supporting