Palestinian Flag Flies Over City Halls In Canada

Day: Sunday. Date: November 16, 2025. City: Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Nuruddin Masih, a Pakistani Christian, walked briskly toward Brampton City Hall, holding his 6-year-old son’s hand. He didn’t want to be late. Not today. He was determined to witness every action, every subtle nuance, leading up to the main event— from the joy on people’s faces to the quiet tears shed for the 70,000+ dead, and the hopes of the few who had somehow lived to tell their story, recording their experiences in a historical narrative marked by brutal genocide. Unfortunately, this history also reflected how they were left to fend for themselves by those they had viewed as their saviours: the leaders of some of the wealthiest Muslim nations. Countries boasting tall towers, fancy nightclubs, summer ski slopes, and rave parties in the desert. Rich nations, yes, but only in wealth. These leaders seemed foreseen by The Creator 1,449 years ago and warned in the Holy Qur’an with a clear reminder: “Do not exchange My Words for a small gain.”

But let’s focus on the event that allowed us to forget our troubles momentarily.

It was a special occasion. The red, black, green, and white flag, long seen only as a shroud for the broken bodies of Palestinian children bombed by Israel, was set to rise above the City Halls of multiple Canadian cities, proudly declaring that today, it would not fly as a symbol of ‘radicalism’ as promoted by the West for the past 77 years but as a symbol of resilience of a people that defied a genocide. People who rose from the ashes like a proverbial sphinx. The indomitable Palestinians.

However, not everyone was happy. In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), some efforts were made to derail this initiative. Proxies for Israel launched a signature campaign against the flag-raising, followed by a legal injunction from an Israeli non-profit to block the event at Toronto City Hall. ‘Jewish’ organizations in the Peel region, touted as peaceful ‘cultural’ centres or ‘curators of Jewish history’, suddenly turned aggressively political, filled with rage. Slogans like “Jews will not be safe in Canada anymore,” “Toronto is encouraging antisemitism,” and even the ridiculous claim that the Palestinian flag was actually a Hamas flag circulated widely on the internet. The famed Israeli Hasbara campaign came into play across Canada, sparking over 40 hours of social media buzz. Antizionist Jews were called to account and shamed. Rabbis for Palestine, a strong grassroots Jewish movement, faced derision and insults, but nothing changed. They had seen it all before. The Rabbis smiled and continued preparing their placards, which they planned to carry to the event: “Jews for Palestine!” screamed the captions. This became their robust response to Israeli hate.

The forces of opposition were slow to realize their defeat. The injunction presented by the Zionists was rejected, allowing the flag-raising ceremony to proceed, and loosening Israel’s death grip on Canadians’ collective conscience, even if just a little. One Canadian city after another chose to stand for humanity, peace, and the right to life. The provinces of Manitoba and cities like Calgary, Brampton, Mississauga, and, most recently, Toronto joined together, declaring with one voice – enough! Palestine deserves to live and thrive as a sovereign state, and Palestinians deserve the same rights as citizens of a free nation.

Nuruddin was thrilled. “We are born, we die, but how many of us get to witness history?” he reflected. “I feel blessed today. My Palestinian brothers who guarded my Messiah’s land for centuries have been victorious. This is my victory!” You said it, Nuruddin. You said it.