On June 25, some residents of Montreal called for action against a new anti-Israel encampment that had been set up over the weekend at Victoria Square. They named their demonstration "Taking Back Our Public Spaces," expressing frustration with Montreal s mayor, Valérie Plante , for not addressing the issue of illegal encampments and failing to bring peace and order to the city.

HAPPENING NOW: Masked Protesters and patriots with Quebecker flags face-off at the new anti-Israel encampment that has taken over a public park here in Montreal.

During the demonstration, several speeches were made while anti-Israel supporters gathered on the opposite side to show their support for the encampment. "We came here to express to the government that there is no need for this to happen," one demonstrator said. "There is no reason for this to stay in public spaces. We can t deal with this anymore."

"The mayor should care about the Canadian citizens," continued the same demonstrator. "We cannot deal with this thuggish behaviour in our country anymore. Why is this happening? We are here as Canadians, as Quebecers, as people of this country saying no more to this anti-behavior."

Montreal Pro-Hamas leader Mahmoud Khalil was removed by the police from the "Take Back Our Public Spaces" outside of the new encampment inside a public park.

He leads the anti-Israel marches every week, using smoke bombs and spreading antisemitic slogans.… pic.twitter.com/laMd1SE4nS

Another Montrealer mentioned, "This is no longer the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; it s their new movement to overthrow the Quebec government, the Canadian government, and the people of Montreal."

Another person shared personal experiences: "I woke up one morning in November and my kids school got shot at. My brother at Concordia got punched in the face. Why do these people want me and my children dead? They were celebrating in our street. Madame Plante, we wrote to you, we protested in front of you, and you are nowhere to be seen. We want you to act. The police are ready to act. Everybody is ready. We want our city back."

"The antisemitism that we see, the hate, the violence, and the tolerance from our elected government," one demonstrator noted. "Madame Plante, where are you? What s happening? This is not your city. Bring it back. We want our city back."

The residents concerns highlighted a broader frustration with the city s handling of public spaces and illegal encampments.

"We cannot allow them to take over the city, let alone the country," one participant declared. "What honestly seems like a mix of radical leftism and radical Islam, which is a very bizarre combination if you think about it, but both have the same goal: destroying the West."

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