QUÉBEC — A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Quebec City to denounce the presence of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team at the city's cycling Grand Prix event.

They are calling for people not to vote for incumbent Mayor Bruno Marchand in the fall municipal election, accusing him of failing to strongly condemn what experts and international organizations have described as genocide in the Gaza Strip.

The protesters said they did not intend to disrupt Friday's race, unlike other groups who have blocked roads at European events.

Protester Marjorie Laclotte-Shehyn said Marchand should have refused to let the team participate.

She said allowing the team to participate is a form of "complicity" and "normalization" of Israel's actions.

The IPT team is not funded by the State of

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