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Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein faced a fiery protest at a Montreal tech conference, where a protester accused him of supporting genocide in Gaza — an incident he called antisemitic, noting his Jewish identity was the target, not policy. This marks the third such confrontation in two years, involving activist Yves Engler, who’s previously been barred from NDP leadership and expelled for harassment allegations. Finkelstein condemned the crowd’s reaction as hostile and personal, while Engler publicly confirmed his role, deepening the tension. The event underscores how geopolitical divides spill into professional spaces, turning identity into the focal point of protest.

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