On Friday I asked Heather Reisman about giving nearly $200 million to support non-Israelis joining an occupation force brutalizing Palestinians. I was violently removed before I heard whether the CEO of Indigo believes all Canadians should subsidize her donations to a genocidal foreign military.
At Startupfest, a muscular security agent threw me to the ground, placed his legs around my neck and then dragged me ten feet along the ground after I said, “Mrs. Reisman you’ve given 200 million dollars to non-Israelis joining a military force brutalizing Palestinians. Mrs. Reisman you’re supporting a genocide”. Despite no resistance on my part and many other security around, the Port of Montreal agent slammed me against a wall outside the room and twisted my arms aggressively as he pushed me out of the venue. When he finally let go of me outside the venue and I began filming him, he slapped my phone off. My neck and knee hurt afterwards, and I have a bruise on my back.
65,000 have watched video of the incident on my X account and thousands more on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. The Canadian Press reported on it: “Reisman was briefly interrupted Friday by a pro-Palestinian protester who accused her of ‘funding genocide.’ Indigo has been targeted in recent months by activists who take issue with the HESEG Foundation, created by Schwartz and Reisman in 2005, which offers scholarships to people from outside Israel who join the Israeli Defense Forces. (more...)
Assaulted for questioning ‘charitable’ donations by billionaire
Today I asked @HeatherReisman about giving $200M for non-Israelis joining occupation force brutalizing Palestinians. Security assaulted & dragged me out before I could hear whether she believes all Canadians should subsidize her donations to genocidal foreign military pic.twitter.com/CBDc6yvJJf
— Yves Engler (@EnglerYves) July 12, 2024
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