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Video: Pro-Israel woman's chemical attack on Palestine protestors foiled

A pro-Israel woman wearing a Jewish Defence League sweater was arrested in Toronto, Canada after attempting to launch a chemical attack on pro-Palestine protesters using a bottle of reagent-grade ammonium hydroxide, a highly concentrated, toxic laboratory chemical capable of causing severe burns and lung damage.⁠

Footage shows her shaking the bottle, opening the cap, and threatening the crowd before police stepped in.⁠

She was heard shouting excuses about owning a janitorial company, as officers replied: “You weren’t engaged in cleaning when you opened it.”⁠

Fire crews later confirmed the chemical was lab-grade ammonium hydroxide.⁠ Police issued a statement saying a “female was arrested on scene for assault with a weapon and uttering threats”.⁠

Critics say the incident reflects the growing extremism among pro-Israel groups, who have increasingly turned to intimidation and violence against demonstrators supporting Palestine, and calling out Israel's genocide.