Tuesday, June 13, 12:00 PM EDT

On May 29, lawyers filed a request on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian & 3 Canadian orgs asking the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. The request contended that Bennett should be denied entry to Canada pursuant to sections 35(1)(a) & (b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The request to ban Bennett is specifically related to Bennett’s deep involvement in the development of illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank and to his support for the eviction of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem in favor of establishing illegal settler housing units there.

Canada does not recognize permanent Israeli control over territories occupied since 1967 (the Golan Heights, West Bank including East Jerusalem & Gaza Strip). In fact according to Canadian policy, the UN, & international law, Israeli settlements are war crimes. As Bennett’s planned arrival approaches, a pressing question lingers: will Canada uphold the rule of law?

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Supporting orgs: CFPI, Palestinian & Jewish Unity, Just Peace Advocates