Shane Martínez
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Today, on behalf of
@ICJPalestine
's Legal Working Group for Canadian Accountability, we served notice on the Government of Canada of our intention to seek the prosecution of Canadian officials who have aided, abetted, or otherwise assisted Israel's war crimes in Gaza. 🧵
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An example of anti-Palestinian racism & double standards:
1. A person brandishes a nail gun at Palestine solidarity protesters.
2. The person assaults them and threatens "Every f--king Palestinian will die."
3. The person is arrested.
4. Silence from all levels of government.
A man was arrested after using a nail gun to attack Palestine solidarity protesters in Canada.
They were demonstrating against an Israeli real estate company event at a Toronto synagogue which only seemed open to Jews ⤵️
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Let there be no mistake: this vote in favour of a ceasefire was not a benevolent awakening by Canada. It was the forced result of relentless mass organizing and pressure on the state every day for the last two months.
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@melaniejoly
Why are you horrified by the predictable outcome of your (in)action?
Canada's multifaceted complicity with Israeli military aggression makes strikes like this possible.
This level of human suffering does not occur in a vacuum.
Demands without consequences are meaningless.
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Do you think it's challenging being under quarantine? This video depicts the living conditions for some of the Jamaican and Latin American migrant farmworkers in Ontario. They are the ones who keep the multi-billion dollar agri-food industry alive. They deserve better.
#COVID19
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Nicaragua has notified Canada that it intends to commence legal proceedings to hold Canada accountable if it does not end its complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
While the story has been ignored by Canadian press, numerous foreign outlets have reported on it (links below).
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Canada's hypocrisy is overwhelming.
Israel has launched massive missile and drone strikes against Gaza over the last 82 days, killing at least 21,507 people, including more than 8,800 children.
Not once has Canada condemned these attacks or any of Israel's other war crimes.
Last night, Russia launched massive missile and drone strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv.
Canada strongly condemns these attacks against Ukraine and Putin’s illegal invasion. We continue to
#StandWithUkraine
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@melaniejoly
But not horrified enough to stop permitting arms exports to those who carried out the killings.
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The Heseg Foundation was co-founded by Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and effectively subsidizes Israel's Ministry of Defense.
Let's examine where tax-deductible donations to Heseg end up, and why this appears to be at odds with rules set by the Canada Revenue Agency. 🧵
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This is what happens when you have a police force with minimal accountability, an operating budget that exceeds $1 billion, and an agenda characterized by anti-Palestinian racism.
The Toronto police violently attacked and arrested two protesters who carried Palestine flag.
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When MPP
@SarahJama_
called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Ontario government misrepresented her comments and censured her in the Legislature.
She brought an application for judicial review, but Ontario filed a motion to strike the application citing "parliamentary privilege". 1/2
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How exactly does Canada "honour" the Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli occupation forces?
Is it by continuing to export arms to Israel?
Is it by refusing to call for a ceasefire?
Or is it by trying to shut down the ICC's investigation of Israel's war crimes?
Tonight,
@melaniejoly
and I honoured the civilian victims of armed conflict, underscoring the critical importance of complying with international humanitarian law.
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Two hospitals impacted by bombings – one in Gaza, the other in Ukraine. Two distinct reactions by Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Canada refuses to acknowledge any of Israel's military actions in Gaza as constituting war crimes, including numerous attacks on hospitals.
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The Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza has notified the federal government of its intention to commence legal proceedings seeking declarations that Canada violated the Charter rights of Palestinian-Canadians in Gaza and ignored duties under the Genocide Convention. 🧵
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CHARGE WITHDRAWN
On January 7, 2024, my client, Maged Sameh Hilal Al Khalaf, was criminally charged with publicly inciting hatred for allegedly flying the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ("PFLP").
Today that charge was withdrawn by the Crown Attorney.
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"No double standards"?
If Canada believes in the rule of law, why did it attempt to shut down the ICC Prosecutor's investigation of Israel's war crimes?
If Canada believes attacks on civilians are wrong, why does it export arms to Israel knowing they are used against civilians?
There are no double standards: only one - the rule of law. Attacks on civilian populations are wrong, wherever they occur. Terrorism is wrong, wherever it occurs. Aggression is wrong, wherever it occurs. There is a universality we must continue to embrace: life, law, and
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MPP Sarah Jama was censured for calling for a ceasefire.
The Premier denounced Palestine solidarity demonstrations as "hate rallies."
And now the Speaker has banned keffiyehs.
Anti-Palestinian racism is entrenched in Ontario's Legislative Assembly.
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There are many places where we might like to be on this rainy day, but there is one place where we must be.
And that is here in the streets marching in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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While politicians take a knee or offer words (without action) about how
#BlackLivesMatter
, these are the housing conditions faced by some Caribbean migrant farmworkers in Ontario.
Twelve men bunked in a room. Separated by pieces of cardboard. In the midst of a pandemic.
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Canadian politicians will acknowledge the need for humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza, but most will refuse to acknowledge what is preventing that delivery.
Israeli right wing activists blocked aid trucks which were on their way to Gaza today at the Tarqumiya crossing in the West Bank
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@CityCollegeNY
@NYPDPC
@NYPD1stDep
@NYPDChiefOfDept
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@NYPDnews
The anger with which they rip down the flag of a people who have never done them harm.
And the pride with which they raise the flag of a country that has never given a damn about them.
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Israel's detonation of pagers across Lebanon was a clear violation of international humanitarian law. Children and other civilians were among those killed and injured.
Former CIA director Leon Panetta called it an act of terrorism.
Still, not a word of criticism from Canada.
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Expressions of "concern" are meaningless without action.
⚠️ Canada could halt arms exports to Israel.
⚠️ Canada could cease military cooperation with Israel.
⚠️ Canada could reinstate funding for UNRWA.
Canada's refusal to take any action makes it complicit in this genocide.
The civilians in Rafah are people— they are mothers, children. They have names, stories— and they exist. Asking them to move again is unacceptable.
They have nowhere to go.
We need a hostage deal, for more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza and we need a sustainable ceasefire.
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Thousands are raising their voices in the streets of Toronto today, in steadfast solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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If Canada is truly concerned about extremist settler violence, then why does it enable the expansion and profitability of illegal settlements through the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement?
Thousands of olive trees were not harvested due to increased extremist settler violence and access restrictions. 🇨🇦 is concerned about the livelihoods of 🇵🇸 farmers who depend on this harvest for income. Our programming continues to support a resilient 🇵🇸 agricultural sector.
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Although the ICJ has ruled that Israel must take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, Canada continues to:
➡️permit arms exports to Israel;
➡️allow illegal recruitment of Canadian volunteers for Israel's armed forces; and
➡️engage in high-level military cooperation with Israel.
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Today's advisory opinion from the ICJ is clear: words are not enough. States must take action to end Israeli occupation and apartheid.
Here is some of what can be distilled from the decision, particularly as it potentially relates to Canadian complicity:
🇨🇦 Canada is under an
READ HERE: the full text of the Advisory Opinion in respect of the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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I don't know about you, but I found that Kimberly Guilfoyle brought some real warmth to the
#RNC2020
. Nothing that can remotely be described as
#RNChaos
or
#TrumpsZombieArmy
. Just that wholesome, all American human sacrifice that happens every four years.
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Remember that in 2020 Canada attempted to interfere and pressure the ICC to not investigate Israeli war crimes, falsely claiming a lack of jurisdiction.
Canada has consistently treated alleged Israeli war criminals with impunity. This statement does not change the status quo.
Joint Statement in support of the International Criminal Court
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Today a panel of judges in Divisional Court heard the motion to strike.
I'm honoured to represent
@IndJewishVoices
,
@FacultyJewish
, and
@CanArabLaw
, who jointly intervened to make submissions on anti-Palestinian racism and the weaponization of allegations of antisemitism. 2/2
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Reminder: The verdict in the trial of Michael and Christian Theriault, accused of beating Dafonte Miller so badly that he lost an eye, will be delivered this morning at 9:30am. On account of COVID-19 you can watch the proceedings live online:
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Canada refuses to clarify its position on South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ. Instead,
@melaniejoly
says "We need to be able to trust one another."
A good first step toward building trust would be to stop exporting arms to a country facing allegations of genocide.
Minister
@melaniejoly
still won't explain Canada's position on South Africa's case against Israel at the ICJ, saying: "Well you read my statement. My statement is my statement ... I have nothing else to add on that." Canadians deserve an answer!
#IsraelOnTrial
#GazaGenocide
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Canada has never imposed sanctions against those implicated in Israeli disinformation and propaganda. Nor has it imposed sanctions against those involved in Israel's military-industrial complex.
Why does Canada devalue Palestinian lives and refuse to hold Israel accountable?
Canada announces additional sanctions against Russia and its illegal war against Ukraine
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Even after 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, Canada's brutal and racist double standards know no limits.
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At the beginning of Ramadan, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs met with her Israeli counterpart. She has never publicly condemned his genocidal statements, including that "They [Gazans] will not receive a drop of water or a single battery until they leave the world."
Today,
@YaaraSaks
and I met with my Israeli counterpart
@Israel_katz
in Jerusalem.
For more on our conversation:
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The U.S. supplies Israel with over 70% of its military imports. It uses Canada as a source for arms components and munitions, with the full knowledge and approval of the Canadian government.
Canada remains complicit in Israel's war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Advocates say Canada is violating international obligations by allowing arms exports to Israel via the US
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As of this evening, the Canadian Armed Forces continue to play a supporting role in U.S. airstrikes on Yemen.
Canada does not hesitate to prevent harm to "international commerce," but it refuses to take any action to prevent Israel from committing genocide in Gaza.
Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen
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This photo will one day be featured in Canadian history books, with the caption: "The Sergeant-at-Arms walks away in shameful defeat after MPP Sarah Jama refuses his request that she remove her keffiyeh in Ontario's Legislative Assembly."
The Speaker has asked Independent MPP Sarah Jama to come to order - to remove her keffiyeh - and she has refused.
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Three months after Canada promised it would impose sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers, still nothing. Only disingenuous expressions of concern about those who facilitate genocide.
Canada is deeply concerned by continued extremist settler attacks on Jordanian convoys transporting aid to Palestinian civilians in
#Gaza
. The
#JordanianCorridor
is critical for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
@CanadaFP
@CanEmbJordan
#JordanCorridor
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Welcome to Canada, where former directors of spy agencies are permitted to run a venture capital fund to develop surveillance tech for Israel's military (which is under investigation by the ICC for war crimes), and those who challenge them are arrested by the police.
Today the Toronto Police have once again attempted to criminalize and silence the Palestinian solidarity movement by arresting three peace activists who drew attention to Canadian venture fund Awz' complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide. 1/3
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
The ICC Prosecutor has announced that arrest warrants are being sought for Netanyahu and Gallant.
Canadian officials, arms exporters, and volunteer IOF soldiers who have aided and abetted Israel's murderous campaign in Gaza need to be held accountable as well.
#ICC
Prosecutor
@KarimKhanQC
announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of
#Palestine
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My client, Ahmad Islaih, was charged with mischief for his alleged involvement in a Palestine solidarity protest that briefly shut down the Gardiner Expressway last November.
I am pleased to announce that the charge has been withdrawn by the Crown. However, serious concerns
We’re exposing the full scope of a Toronto Police operation targetting pro-Palestine activism.
Night raids, surveillance, cultivating informants, crashing university lectures, and trumped-up “hate crime” charges—all to "incapacitate" a growing movement.
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Canada claims it stands with Ukrainian mothers.
In stark contrast, Canada stands complicit in the deaths of Palestinian mothers - an estimated 37 of whom are killed every day as a result of Israel's genocidal campaign against Gaza.
On this
#MothersDay
, and every day, we stand with Ukrainian mothers and families who have been separated due to Russia’s ongoing and unjustifiable war, including through Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children
#TakenFromUkraine
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While more than 7,800 children were killed by Israel's indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, Canada took no action to stop the carnage.
But the moment that Israel's commercial shipping interests are threatened, Canada deploys naval officers to join a US-led coalition in the Red Sea.
Minister Blair announced that Canada will participate in Combined Maritime Forces’
#OpPROSPERITYGUARDIAN
, to protect the free flow of commerce and safety of navigation into the Red Sea and Western Gulf of Aden.
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Today South Africa opened its heroic case before the ICJ, in an effort to halt Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Canada maintained its complicit silence.
And if Canada's priorities were not clear already, tonight it played a supporting role in U.S. air strikes on Yemen.
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Canada says, "Today we are reminded of our duty to strive for a world where children are free to be children."
The reality is that Canada has permitted arms exports to Israel and engaged in military cooperation while Israel's armed forces have killed 11,500+ children in Gaza.
Statement on International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers
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Following yesterday's events, some are calling for Canada to list Iran's IRGC as a terrorist entity.
An honest question: how should Canada treat an apartheid state that uses starvation as a weapon, has killed 14,000+ children in 190 days, and is actively carrying out a genocide?
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Naftali Bennett led unprecedented growth of illegal Israeli settlements (which are war crimes under international law).
It is also alleged he was involved in events leading to the Qana massacre of 103 Lebanese civilians by Israeli troops.
Canada's choice for a photo op.
Before leaving Israel tonight it was a pleasure to meet with former Prime Minister
@naftalibennett
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Prudence demands careful scrutiny of Minister Joly's comments, because even the most generous interpretation of them does not mean any of the following:
❌ That Canadian arms exports to Israel have ended.
❌ That the 50,000 mortars won't be shipped from Quebec.
❌ That Canada is
Just now, Canada’s foreign minister
@melaniejoly
claims to have suspended ~30 existing arms permits to Israel over the summer, and says her government is opposed to the US plan to send 50,000 Quebec-made mortars to Israel. To avert Canada's complicit in genocide, we need to see
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Palestinian national liberation is inevitable. But the spectacle of double standards that was today's House of Commons vote will be inconsequential to it.
Freedom is achieved not through parliamentarians, but through the will of oppressed people struggling for justice & peace.
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U OF T INJUNCTION MOTION
Court Details & Zoom Info
The University of Toronto's motion for an injunction against the People's Circle for Palestine encampment will be heard on June 19 and 20 in Superior Court. Details for attending or observing online via Zoom are below.
Time:
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On Oct. 12, President Herzog stated "It is an entire nation out there that is responsible. It is not true this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved."
Israel went on to kill over 28,000 Palestinians in Gaza, approx. 40% of whom are children.
Was this discussed?
Yesterday, on the margins of
#MSC2024
, I had the chance to sit down with President
@Isaac_Herzog
to talk about the hostages of the Hamas terror attack, the security of the Middle East and the importance of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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Israel's invasion of Gaza has killed thousands of students. All schools are closed, and at least 73% have been directly hit or damaged.
Throughout this, Canada devalues the lives of Palestinian children by taking no action as it selectively declares
#ProtectEducationfromAttack
.
Russia’s full-scale invasion has severely disrupted the education of thousands of Ukrainian children.
#StandWithUkraine
#BackToSchool
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
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What was not discussed during the call?
Israel's illegal seizure of 12.7 sq km of the Jordan Valley yesterday. Finance Minister Smotrich stated, "For every country that unilaterally recognizes a Palestinian state, we will establish a settlement," and vowed to bring in "a
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog. The Prime Minister and President discussed the situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Read a summary of the call:
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Nearly nine years after the OPP subjected dozens of migrant farmworkers to a DNA sweep, we have a ruling from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: the police discriminated against them on the basis of their race, skin colour, and place of origin. 1/6
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It requires exceptional audacity to offer such a demonstrable falsehood to those grieving loved ones killed by Israel's armed forces.
Canada's egregious and unlawful complicity in no way supports the victims of genocide in Gaza. It supports the perpetrators.
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"Our revenge will be the laughter of our children." - Bobby Sands
Children celebrate Eid over the rubble of destroyed homes in Gaza.
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Just so that we're clear: a genocide with a "humanitarian pause" is still a genocide.
With or without such a pause, perpetrators are still liable. As are those who aid and abet them with financing, arms exports, and other military support.
I discussed the need for humanitarian pauses, so aid can be delivered to Palestinian civilians. We also condemned rising antisemitism and Islamophobia around the world. As the situation continues to evolve, I’ll keep working with the Emir and others.
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Canada's actions condone that which its words supposedly condemn:
🇨🇦 Exporting arms components to Israel.
🇨🇦 Purchasing missiles from Israel.
🇨🇦 Maintaining military cooperation with Israel.
Each of these acts of complicity undermines Canada's international commitments.
1/2 Canada condemns the Israeli strike that killed Palestinian civilians sheltering at a school in Gaza, including children.
Israel must uphold international humanitarian law. Hamas must stop putting civilian lives in danger.
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By comparison, within the first few months of Canada opening its doors to Ukrainians in 2022:
✅ Canada approved 120,600+ applications
✅ 35,455+ Ukrainians had arrived in Canada
✅ Temporary housing and financial support were provided
Source: IRCC
The Temporary Resident Visa program was announced in January in response to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
The program has failed to bring even one relative of a Canadian citizen to Canada. .
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While libraries are torched in Gaza (a war crime under the Rome Statute), Canadian "charities" send millions of dollars to Israel annually to pay for the university education of IOF soldiers (a violation of Canada Revenue Agency policy).
An Israeli occupation soldier posted an image of himself posing in front of the Al Aqsa University library, which they had set on fire.
Israel has targeted all universities in the Strip, with some being completely destroyed, aiming to force Palestinian youths to flee, thereby
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Canada continues to feign outrage about Israel's war crimes in Gaza, while taking no meaningful action to stop them.
How many deaths will it take for Canada to uphold its obligations under the UN Arms Trade Treaty, end military cooperation, and impose a two-way arms embargo?
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Anti-Palestinian racism and potential Charter violations often underlie the policing of Gaza solidarity demonstrations in Toronto. This includes:
🚨 False arrests
🚨 Arbitrary "no protest" zones
🚨 Unjustified use of nighttime warrants
🚨 Politicized use of the Hate Crimes Unit
Toronto police have made 24 arrests and laid 30 charges at demonstrations since October 7, 2023.
As we head into the weekend, TPS is reminding the public that critical infrastructure, including hospitals and places of worship must remain accessible and are not places to protest.
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Canada's refusal to denounce international crimes committed by Israel's armed forces long predates its complacency with the genocidal bombardment of Gaza.
This article is my argument on why we cannot rely on Canada to intervene at this critical time.
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Disingenuous expressions of concern for "peace and stability" in the Middle East, as if Canada has not been complicit the deaths of 33,000+ Palestinians in Gaza over the last 6 months.
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Making an allegation is one thing. Proving that allegation is something else entirely.
In due time, the public will see that many (if not most) of the charges laid against Palestine solidarity activists had no reasonable prospect of conviction or were not in the public interest.
A U of T encampment protester was charged with assault. A video casts new light on what happened
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Expressions of deep concern do not thwart rapists or protect those they seek to victimize.
Canada continues to enable Israel's illegal occupation and the violations of Palestinian dignity that flow from it.
1/2 Canada is deeply concerned by reports on the torture and abuse of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, including sexual violence. Such treatment is never justifiable, in any context.
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The people of Toronto are in the streets in solidarity with the people of Gaza. End the siege! Ceasefire now!
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"We cannot continue the system of indentured labor. We should never have one in the first place. And we can’t profit off of the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices of Black and brown workers of the global south." - Chris Ramsaroop
@j4mw
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Correct. It's inequity is very much by design.
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There will come a day when this photo is filed as one of thousands of exhibits at the International Criminal Court.
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Canada must stop ignoring the evidence and equally apply the law and CRA policy to Heseg. An investigation and appropriate enforcement action are required to uphold the rule of law and halt the "Canadian charity to Israeli military" pipeline that has operated for far too long. /9
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History shows us that whenever a mass movement threatens ruling class interests, the state will attempt to vilify it.
If vilification is unsuccessful, the state will attempt to manipulate it.
And if manipulation is unsuccessful, the state will violently attack it.
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"Upon hearing that a criminal bombed a water truck destined for people suffering from dehydration, my office most respectfully reached out to the criminal to better understand their reasons."
The rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for Palestinian people is critical. Upon hearing that IDRF Canada’s water truck had been bombed my office reached out to them and we have contacted the Israeli government for more information on the incident.
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In response to the attempted coup today by factions of the armed forces in Bolivia, the people fought back by:
🇧🇴 Calling for a general strike
🇧🇴 Immediately flooding the streets
🇧🇴 Directly confronting the military
They were united in their defence of democracy, and they won.
Bolivia's social movements put differences aside and mobilized to Plaza Murillo in La Paz to defend their elected government from a coup attempt. The government says it has neutralized the threat.
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Never underestimate the ability of a rich man to convince working people that he is just like them.
#ElectionsOntario
#OntarioVotes
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@melaniejoly
"Children should not be pawns in war," however you have refused to take action to prevent the genocide of Palestinian children.
More children have been killed in Gaza in six months than were killed in war globally between 2019-2022. Yet not so much as a sanction from Canada.
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The positions taken by the Government of Canada must not be confused for ignorance or cowardice. This is not a failure to act, but rather a well-calculated refusal.
And while this refusal to act is shameful for Canadians, it has deadly consequences for Palestinians.
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Canada has assisted Israel by consistently ignoring its legal obligations.
It allows arms exports to Israel, allows for volunteers to be recruited for the Israeli military, and allows charitable donations to be improperly funneled to the Israeli military.
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The legal battles to hold Canadian officials accountable will inevitably be protracted and fought on many fronts. This is one of those battles. Much respect to
@CLAIHR
,
@alhaq_org
, and the Palestinian Canadians pursuing this case.
Palestinian Canadians to sue Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, alleging Canada's military exports to Israel are illegal
#cdnpoli
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Our humanity demands solidarity with the people of Gaza. It demands taking on challenges with relentless hope. It demands stopping this genocide being committed by an apartheid regime.
And that's what we're trying to do.
The full notice can be read here.
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Today is National Child Day in Canada.
As Prime Minister Trudeau provides wellness benefits for Canadian children, his government continues to allow the export of bombs and missiles to Israel to be dropped on Palestinian children - contrary to the UN's Arms Trade Treaty.
Reminder for moms and dads: Your Canada Child Benefit payments are going out today. We’ll keep working to make sure you and your family have the support you need – for clothes, school supplies, snacks, after-school activities, and anything else your kids need.
#NationalChildDay
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The dramatic arrogance of Gilad Erdan, Israel's representative to the UN, is unbridled and unmatched.
Moments ago he waved his finger at UN member states, calling them "Jew haters" and telling them that they spit upon the UN Charter - before proceeding to shred a copy of it.
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Benny Gantz is a retired army general who is Israel's Minister of Defense and a member of the war cabinet.
He is also an alleged war criminal who calls Canada's Prime Minister to politically interfere with matters being debated and voted upon in the House of Commons.
I spoke today with Canadian Prime Minister
@JustinTrudeau
.
I conveyed my appreciation to The Prime Minister for his personal commitment to Israel’s security.
In light of the upcoming vote in Canada’s parliament calling for the unilateral recognision of a Palestinian State, I
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Hence this novel initiative.
Although we cannot initiate prosecutions at the ICC ourselves, we can share evidence with the Prosecutor. We can also engage Third Party State signatories to the Rome Statute and encourage them to request investigations into Canadian complicity.
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Over the last 40 days 11,100+ have been killed, including 4,600+ children. Multiple refugee camps have been hit by airstrikes. Food, water and electricity withheld. Hospitals are under siege. Over a million people displaced.
Israeli officials have called it the "Gaza Nakba".
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How does this square with the CRA's rules for charities?
Incentivizing enlistment in a foreign army by funding military scholarships is not a charitable activity. Subsidizing another country's Ministry of Defense does not confer a public benefit. /7
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Solidarity rally with student encampment at the University of Toronto 🇵🇸
@OFLabour
is calling on union members to defend the right to protest and to urge U of T to rescind its trespass order.
DATE: Monday, May 27, 2024
TIME: 8:00 a.m. EDT
LOCATION: King’s College Circle, U of T
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"Three Black speakers were barred from meeting with clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada for their social media posts related to Palestine."
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Gratitude and respect to all those who have endorsed this undertaking, including
@AlHaq
,
@AlMezanCenter
,
@pchrgaza
,
@ForeignPoli_C
, Palestinian and Jewish Unity,
@IndJewishVoices
,
@TorontoWBW
, and
@AdvocatesJust
. With special thanks to
@tayab_ali_
and
@Susanrosepower
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In 2013 nearly one hundred migrant farm workers were wrongfully targetted in a DNA sweep carried out by the Ontario Provincial Police. Dozens of them joined together and sought justice at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Tomorrow their case will finally be heard. /1
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How does this square with public policy?
This arrangement is made worse by the fact that the foreign army benefiting from Heseg maintains an internationally condemned occupation, is under investigation by the ICC, and stands accused of genocide and countless other crimes. /8
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Although the JNF will litigate the CRA's intention to revoke its status, this is nevertheless a major development following years of campaigning.
It is important to remember that the JNF is only one of the organizations allegedly engaged in activities that subsidize Israel's
.
@CanRevAgency
notifies Jewish National Fund it will revoke charitable status
Decades of 🇨🇦 tax-subsidies for racist Israeli apartheid *may* finally be shutdown 👏
We filed a fully-documented 83-page complaint in 2017.
@IndJewishVoices
@JewsSayNo
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Excited to announce that I'll be instructing the Prison Law, Policy & Reform seminar at
@OsgoodeNews
this fall. Many thanks to the Associate Dean and to the students who made this happen. Looking forward to working with you, and possibly developing this into a clinical course.
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In a remarkable coincidence, the Israeli military takes over the Rafah crossing the day before the U.S. military is scheduled to complete construction of a pier in Gaza.
It's almost as if the pier might be used for a purpose other than the delivery of aid.
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What is Heseg?
Heseg is registered as a charity and provides millions of dollars to fund the education of former Israeli soldiers at universities in Israel. "Lone soldiers" - those who volunteer from abroad to serve in Israel's armed forces - are also eligible. /2
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Blockading the delivery of medical aid violates the most basic tenets underlying international humanitarian law.
This video was recorded by Dahman Eyad (dahman.eyad on IG), who captioned it "Not enough spaces in the incubators for newborns in Gaza!"
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