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Canada resumes funding UNRWA despite Israeli claims

Canada resumes funding UNRWA despite Israeli claims

Canada will resume funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency, International Aid Minister Ahmed Hussen said on Friday, becoming one of the first international donors to announce such a move. Ottawa paused funding on Jan.

Pro-Palestinian group sues Canada over military exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian group sues Canada over military exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian and human rights advocates in Canada on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the federal government to stop it from allowing companies to export military goods and technology to Israel. The lawsuit, filed in a

Canada, Australia, NZ call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Rafah assault

Canada, Australia, NZ call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Rafah assault

The leaders of Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint statement released in response to reports about Israel's planned military operation in Rafah.

Canada Says Israeli Assault on Rafah Would Be Devastating

Canada Says Israeli Assault on Rafah Would Be Devastating

Canada joined those urging Israel not to mount a ground invasion against Gaza's southern Rafah neighborhood, saying such an attack would be devastating for Palestinians. Israel says it plans to assault Rafah, the last relatively

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder

Montreal, Canada – Human rights advocates are accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of misleading the public over weapons sales to Israel, which have come under greater scrutiny amid the deadly Israeli bombardment of

Canadian BC minister resigns for Palestine comments

Canadian BC minister resigns for Palestine comments

A senior government minister in the Canadian province of British Columbia resigned on Monday after saying last week that modern Israel was founded on a "crappy piece of land," a comment that outraged pro-Palestinian groups.

HRW calls on Canada to suspend arms sales to Israel

HRW calls on Canada to suspend arms sales to Israel

The rights watchdog has called on the Canadian government to suspend arms sales to Israel in order to avoid complicity in potential war crimes. In a letter today, the group said countries that “transfer arms

Canada ‘looking into’ imposing sanctions on settlers in West Bank over violence

Canada ‘looking into’ imposing sanctions on settlers in West Bank over violence

Canada is looking at imposing sanctions on “extremist” settlers in the West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, a day after US action against four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence