SAINT JOHN • A coalition of pro-Palestine community groups has called for police to drop any charges related to a demonstration on Water Street Aug. 2, which resulted in two arrests. Volunteers with the Israel booth at International Culturefest say one of them was punched in the face during a sit-in protest in front of their table. Article content

A video on social media appears to document the alleged assault, with a woman in an Israel shirt leaning into a group of protesters and stumbling backwards after being hit in the face. Article content

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The statement issued last week from the pro-Palestine groups doesn’t address the punching allegation, but blames Israeli representation at the event for creating “tension and division,” given the context

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