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Noa Argamani Confronts ‘Terror Sympathizers’ Who Blocked Her University Talk

She described the demonstration as an attempt to silence survivors through intimidation

Noa Argamani’s abduction from southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Former Hamas prison Noa Argamani, left, with Sara Netanyahu wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators allegedly blocked an exit outside a venue where Argamani was speaking in Windsor, Ont. last week.

Overview

  • On June 26 about a dozen members of the University of Windsor’s Palestinian Solidarity Group surrounded the sole entrance to a Jewish National Fund event shouting “Hamas is coming” to prevent attendees from leaving.
  • Argamani condemned the protest as an act of intimidation and vowed to continue exposing Hamas’s crimes and campaigning for the release of remaining hostages including her partner, Avinatan Or.
  • A June report from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum detailed Or’s weight loss and mental struggles while still in Hamas captivity.
  • The Windsor Police Service monitored the blockade as a protest, ensured public safety and made no arrests.
  • Event chair Miriam Kaplan and groups such as the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs urged the University of Windsor to formally denounce the disruptive actions.