On February 28, 2026, the Palestinian Youth Movement – Toronto (PYMToronto), in collaboration with AlQudsDayToronto, World Beyond War Canada, Lebanese4Palestine, and the Palestinian Youth Movement, published the following statement:
‼️NO WAR ON IRAN‼️
Join us TODAY Feb 28th at 3PM outside the U.S consulate as Israel and the United States have declared war on Iran.
In the past hour, downtown Tehran was struck, with the site of impact in the downtown area appearing to be in close proximity to Iranian government buildings. A US official confirmed that the United States is participating in the strikes, and that the US is coordinating with Israel in launching the attack.
The United States and its proxy military base of Israel are openly and brazenly attacking a sovereign nation’s capital. They are doing so in an attempt to ignite a regional war that would multiply the suffering of the Iranian people and the people of the wider region. The US and Israel continue to demonstrate that the real threats to the Middle East are Zionism and imperialism.
From the belly of the beast, we say: Hands off Iran, hands off our region!
Dozens of people gathered to participate in the demonstration. Some held pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike. Others waved flags representing Iran and Palestine, the Young Communist League of Canada (YCL-LJC), the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, and the Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity (TAPS). Others also displayed signs from Bolshevik Toronto.
Among the chants of the protesters were:
Hands off the Middle East
Hands off Iran now
Stop bombing Iran now
Stop bombing Lebanon now
Stop bombing Yemen now
From Tehran to Beirut, all our martyrs we salute, we will honor all our martyrs
Israel bombs, US pays, how many kids did you kill today?
Say it loud and clear: We don’t want no Zionists here
Viva viva Iran. Viva viva Intifada