Protesters interrupted the literary award in 2023 carrying signs that read ‘Scotiabank Funds Genocide’ referring to the then-title sponsor’s investment in the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit System
Maysam Abu Khreibeh, right, and Farzana Doctor are pictured in Toronto on Dec. 6. Ms. Khreibeh, who was arrested for protesting the Giller Prize, says the move to withdraw the charges was delayed for months.Pro-Palestinian organizers say charges against four of the five activists arrested for protesting last year’s Giller Prize have been withdrawn.
The protesters interrupted the literary award in November 2023 carrying signs that read “Scotiabank Funds Genocide,” referring to the then-title sponsor’s investment in the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems. Maysam Abu Khreibeh, 26, who was arrested that night, says the move to withdraw the charges was delayed for months.
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