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What was said in Parliament: NDP MP presents petition calling for ‘war crimes’ probe against Israel |
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Written by the Jewish Tribune staff
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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OTTAWA – NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East) presented three petitions in Parliament last week, one of which calls on the government to support a UN war crime investigation into an alleged Israeli air strike against a UN school during the Gaza conflict, which an IDF investigation has already completed and dismissed as groundless.
Davies said in Parliament, “The first petition is from students in east Vancouver at the Stratford Hall International Baccalaureate World School. They have collected signatures drawing attention to the fact that the Canadian government should actively support a UN war crime investigation on the Israeli air strike against the UN school that took place Jan. 6, 2009, and the further strike against the UN headquarters and the use of white phosphorous in densely populated civilian areas of Gaza.
“They call upon the House of Commons to support a war crime investigation against these Israeli air strikes.
“The second petition has been collected by residents in Toronto who are connected with the Women in Solidarity with Palestine and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. They draw attention to the fact that the Canadian government has failed to condemn Israel’s clear violation of international law and war crimes in Gaza.
“They urge the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a change in its position regarding the Middle East and to initiate concrete action to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing violations of international and humanitarian law.”
The third petition that Davies introduced concerned the need for fair tax treatment to small retailers. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 )
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