[Opinion] Canada’s UN Security Council seat is not worth the cost
Becca Wertman analyzes Canada's abandonment a a longstanding, bi-partisan tradition of voting against UN resolutions that single out Israel.
Becca Wertman analyzes Canada's abandonment a a longstanding, bi-partisan tradition of voting against UN resolutions that single out Israel.
On April 17, 2019, the United Church of Canada (UCC) published a response to NGO Monitor’s April 3 op-ed in the Hill Times. In it, UCC attacks Canada’s consensus position on the IHRA definition of antisemitism and BDS, and refers to these as “false allegations of anti-Semitism.”
Canada has consistently denounced boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaigns against Israel, making funding for the Palestinian group Wi’am completely incompatible with Canadian policy.