![]() In addition to physical injury, East showed the Post screenshots of the abuse and harassment that he has experienced by pro-Palestinian activists since his arrest. He has since made a formal complaint against the arresting officer. East said that he has attended multiple medical appointments as a result of the injury and has needed to take medication for the pain. (credit: Courtesy)Įxperiencing continued pain as a result of the restraints, East explained he sought medical attention where he learned that he suffered a carpal sprain, sprained ligaments, and a possible broken palm bone is still being investigated. Ron East wears a brace after an officer allegedly injured him with restraints. The police who transported him to the station loosened the restraints once out of sight of the arresting officer, claimed East. He told the Post that he complained of the pain to the officer, who ignored him. Suffering caused by the arrestĭuring the arrest, East claimed that the officer placed the handcuffs so tightly around his wrists that it caused him pain. When East asked why the officer made the request and refused to comply until it was explained, he said the officer placed him under arrest. As his friend moved the first vehicle, East recounted how the aggressively behaving officer demanded his identification. East told the officer that his friend would move the first of 2 cars and then he would move the second because he did not want to leave his equipment alone. The arrest, and charge of ‘obstructing a police officer,’ was reportedly made after East parked in a no-parking zone while unloading his van and his friend’s vehicle for the protest he had planned on attending. Ron East, the founder of the Israel-Canadian Council, was arrested before he was able to counter a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday outside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.Įast told the Jerusalem Post that the arrest was “wrongful,” and made due to his religious and ethnic identity. Ron East placed under arrest, allegedly for failing to move car fast enough ahead of a counter-demonstration on Sunday (COURTESY) Jerusalem Post Diaspora Antisemitism Israeli-Canadian activist arrested before pro-Israel counter protest, claims wrongful charge Ron East claims that he was wrongfully arrested, due to his Jewish faith, for not moving his car quick enough while preparing for a counter-demonstration. Israel News Health & Wellness WORLD NEWS Middle East Business & Innovation Opinion Archeology Login Log Out (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ` (script) Advertisement ![]() Israeli-Canadian activist arrested before pro-Israel counter protest - The Jerusalem Post
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