Former Hamas hostage condemns anti-Israel protest blocking Canadian speaking event

A Hamas captivity survivor on a speaking tour in Canada this month said she won’t “let terror sympathizers control the narrative” after anti-Israel demonstrators allegedly blocked the exit of her venue last week. Noa Argamani, 27, was in Windsor, Ont., as part of a Jewish National Fund (JNF) fundraising event at the University of Windsor, which reportedly attracted members of the school’s Palestinian Solidarity Group. On Saturday, Argamani shared an X post from FactsMatter describing the activists surrounding the building, “blocking the only entrance and shouting at the Jewish attendees. In a brief video clip attached, a voice is heard shouting, “Hamas is coming.”

Hamas came. Hamas kidnapped me. Hamas murdered my friends. But I won; I survived. Now, I speak for those who can’t.I’ll keep exposing Hamas’ crimes and fighting for the hostages’ release—including my partner, Avinatan.I refuse to let terror sympathizers control the narrative. https://t.co/93jfdPDAKW— Noa Argamani (@ArgamaniNoa) June 28, 2025

The logo and username in the clip indicate it was a live broadcast from an account operated by the PSG. National Post is attempting to independently verify the source. “Hamas came. Hamas kidnapped me. Hamas murdered my friends. But I won; I survived,” wrote Argamani, who spent 245 days in captivity after being abducted from the Nova music festival during the terrorist organization’s Oct. 7, 2023, insurgency. The university student’s abduction and that of her partner, Or Avinatan, were captured on video and released by Hamas on social media. Argamani was also seen in subsequent propaganda videos. She was rescued in June 2024 , but Avinatan remains in captivity. He is listed in a medical report detailing the condition of living hostages released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in June, per The Times of Israel, and described as suffering from weight loss and mental struggles. “I’ll keep exposing Hamas’ crimes and fighting for the hostages’ release—including my partner, Avinatan,” wrote Argamani, who’s been a prominent advocate for her fellow captives since finding freedom. Argamani was speaking at a Negev Event, named for the large desert region in southern Israel, where the goal was to raise money for the Ashdod Rehabilitation & Therapy Centre, “a vital project that will serve trauma victims, children with disabilities, and pediatric cancer patients in southern Israel,” according to JNF . Idit Shamir, Consul General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada, also shared the clip on X , calling it “psychological warfare against trauma survivors.” “When Canadian campuses become no-go zones for Jews, when terror victims can’t share their stories without facing mob intimidation, you’re witnessing the normalisation of antisemitism,” she wrote. Speaking to The J, event chair Miriam Kaplan condemned the attempted intimidation and said the University should, too. “These students crossed the line from free speech into aggression,” she said. The outlet also confirmed via the Windsor Police Service, who “monitored the situation and ensured public safety,” that it was treated as a protest and no arrests were made.

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