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Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to strengthen sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
A group of six Canadian MPs on a mission to meet with displaced Palestinians was turned away at the Allenby border crossing in the West Bank on December 16.
Several witnesses from the group said Ontario MP Iqra Khalid was shoved by an Israeli border guard during the confrontation.
Representatives of the delegation, including members of the Canadian Muslim Vote, Justice for All Canada and the National Council of Canadian Muslims, are calling on Ottawa to ban the importation of any products produced in the occupied West Bank and to prohibit Canadians from purchasing properties in these settlement areas.
They say their request follows the Israeli security cabinet’s decision earlier this month to approve 19 new settlements in parts of the West Bank under military occupation – a move that Canada joined its allies in condemning.
The groups say they are having ongoing conversations with Foreign Minister Anita Anand’s office about what happened on Dec. 16, but have yet to formally meet with the minister.
