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Sep 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
In a CBC Radio interview, Canada’s UN Amb. @BobRae48 dismissed a UN report that had named Canadian arms exports to Saudi as perpetuating the conflict in Yemen.

Embarrassingly, Rae referred to Canadian exports of Light Armoured Vehicles as “jeeps.” #StopArmingSaudi #cdnpoli Image
In the interview, Rae also falsely stated that Canada is “not supplying arms” to the conflict. In 2019, Canada sold Saudi Arabia almost $3b in weapons, including LAVs, large-calibre artillery systems, and heavy machine guns #StopArmingSaudi theguardian.com/world/2020/jun…
Last week, CJPME joined with 38 other civil society groups to denounce Canada’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia. You can read the letter here: amnesty.ca/news/civil-soc… #StopArmingSaudi #cdnpoli
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Jul 25
Last week the ICJ concluded that Israel's occupation of Palestine is illegal and must end immediately. We wrote to @JustinTrudeau about the actions that Canada must take to align with its obligations as advised by the ICJ:
1. Canada must support efforts by the UN to end Israel’s illegal presence in the OPT;
2. Canada must impose sanctions on Israel in response to its breach of the UN Charter;
3. Canada must cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and ban trade with Israeli settlements;
4. Canada must comprehensively address the issue of Israeli settlements;
5. Canada must suspend all military trade and cooperation with Israel;
6. Canada must terminate the Canada-Israel Strategic Partnership; and
7. Canada must recognize the State of Palestine.

Read the full letter here: cjpme.org/letter_2024_07…Image
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Canada must support efforts by the UN to end Israel’s illegal presence in the OPT
In its Advisory Opinion, the ICJ mandated the General Assembly and the Security Council to “consider what further action is required to put an end to the illegal presence of Israel” in the OPT, and called on all states to cooperate with the UN to achieve this goal. Canada is therefore obliged to assist the UN in bringing an end to Israel’s unlawful presence in the OPT.Image
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This represents a major breach of a fundamental principle of international law. Canada has set a certain standard in its response to Russian violations of the UN Charter, and this standard must be applied to Israel.Image
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Today CJPME and over 75 organizations are issuing an open letter calling for Ministers @melaniejoly, @HonAhmedHussen, and @MarcMillerVM to resign unless immediate and meaningful action is taken in response to the risk of genocide in Gaza. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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