Suzanne Narain
Suzanne Narain was arrested in November 2023 for vandalizing a Jewish-owned business during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists.
On November 22, 2023, Suzanne Narain was arrested and charged with “mischief over $5000” and “conspiracy to commit an indictable offence,” according to records obtained from the Toronto Police Service Hate Crime Unit.
The incident occurred at the Indigo bookstore in Toronto during Israel’s war against Hamas. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks. Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
As of March 2025, Suzanne Narain was listed as an organizer and activist with Jane and Finch Action Against Poverty (JFAAP) and Black Creek Food Justice Network.
As of the same date, Suzanne Narain was listed as a PhD candidate in the joint Social Justice Education and Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Toronto (UofT) and an elementary school teacher.
UofT is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In November 2023, during Israel's war against the Hamas terror group, 11 anti-Israel agitators were arrested after vandalizing a branch of the Indigo bookstore in Toronto, Ontario. Agitators defaced the building with red paint and plastered posters accusing Indigo's Jewish founder and pro-Israel philanthropist, Heather Reisman, of "funding genocide."
Police charged the suspects with "hate-motivated mischief," "conspiracy to commit an indictable offense" and "criminal harassment," reporting that they “engaged in threatening conduct that caused a person to reasonably fear for their personal safety.”
Indigo Books & Music is a chain with branches across Canada.
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by pro-terror activist Omar Barghouti in 2005 to turn “Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.” Barghouti has also called for Israel's destruction and the BDS movement demands would result in that same goal.
BDS initiatives include calling on institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, promoting academic and cultural boycotts of Israel, and organizing anti-Israel rallies, protests and campaigns.
The movement’s most notable achievement has been infiltrating university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments propose resolutions to boycott or divestment from Israel or Israeli-affiliated entities. BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents and pro-terror activism on campus.