Impressive letter from @NDP to the 🇨🇦 government, urging concrete action in response to the killing murder of Abu Akleh, threats of forcible transfer in #MasaferYatta, and the crime of apartheid. Thank you @HMcPhersonMP for your principled advocacy. 👏#cdnpoli
@NDP @HMcPhersonMP In this letter, the @NDP is asking the government to:
1⃣ Refer the case of murdered journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court;
2⃣ Denounce Israel’s plan of expelling the residents of #MasaferYatta (forcible transfer) and send a rep to visit the area;
@NDP @HMcPhersonMP 3⃣ Respond in a detailed way to the report from Amnesty International which concludes that Israel is practicing the crime against humanity of apartheid;
4⃣ End weapons sales to Israel;
5⃣ Immediately ban products from illegal Israeli settlements;
@NDP @HMcPhersonMP 5⃣ Refer the allegations of Israel's crimes against humanity (apartheid) to the International Criminal Court;
6⃣ Call for the restoration of the Special Committee against Apartheid at the United Nations.
@NDP @HMcPhersonMP This is an important set of demands which meaningfully responds to the critical advocacy and research coming out of the human rights sector. CJPME thanks @HMcPhersonMP for listening to Palestinians, NGOs, and UN experts, and urges 🇨🇦 to adopt these measures immediately. #cdnpoli

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