Francesca Albanese alleges that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and calls on Canada to cancel arms export licenses
Speaking in a press conference room in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, said that 'Israel practises apartheid against the Palestinian people' and is maintaining an unlawful occupation of their land.A United Nations special rapporteur accused Israel of aiming “to erase the Palestinians” in a Parliament Hill press conference on Tuesday that drew a backlash, including from the Israeli ambassador.
Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed said he is “deeply disturbed” she received a platform in the House of Commons. Shimon Koffler Fogel, president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said he was not aware of cancelled meetings, but in a e-mailed statement said that “we are glad that our concerns were taken seriously, and that Albanese is not being given access to Canadian political leaders.”
Corey Balsam, national co-ordinator of Independent Jewish Voices, called on Canada to recognize a Palestinian state straight away.
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