JEWISH WOMEN OCCUPY ISRAELI CONSULATE IN TORONTO

Today (Wednesday January 8, 2008), a small group of Jewish women from canada and Israel managed to enter and occupy the israel Consulkate in Toronto for two hours. They were eventually arrested, handcuffed and put ion patty wagon, but not charged. The group was lead by a prominent feminist activist Judy Rubick. In a phone conversation with her, she confirmed the detail of the action. Around the same time, a coordinated protest broke outside of the cinsulate by arab palkestinian muslim jewish and non jewish muslim people mostly women.