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Whereas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), and the Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Yesh Din have all stated that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, which is the second worst crime against humanity (after genocide), and And whereas Israel’s policies such as forced evictions, home demolitions, and separation of Palestinian families across all territories under its control amount to apartheid, and whereas the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in OPT stated that the political system of entrenched rule in the occupied Palestinian territory satisfied the prevailing evidentiary standard for the existence of apartheid.
And whereas Green Party leader Elizabeth May has acknowledged that what Israel is doing to Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian Territories is “much worse” than apartheid in South Africa.
And whereas Israel is committed gross human rights atrocities against the Palestinians of Gaza, requiring greens of conscience to speak out immediatly.
Be it resolved that this proposal will be decided by the Green Party of Canada general meeting of February 2024 and not be postponed to a policy development process.
And be it further resolved that the Green Party of Canada hereby acknowledges and declares Israel to be an apartheid state and calls on Israel to end its human rights abuses against the people of Palestine.
And be it further resolved that the Green Party of Canada endorses the findings of the International Court of Justice with respect to charges of genocide brought against Israel by South Africa.
And be it further resolved that the Green Party of Canada supports the restoration of full funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) that was cut by Canada and other nations January 26, 2024.
Type of Proposal
Public policy that the party would represent
Objective / Benefit
To bring social justice to long suffering Palestinians.
If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
N/A
List any supporting evidence for your proposal
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/ (External link)
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution (External link) https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/03/israels-55-year-occupation-palestinian-territory-apartheid-un-human-rights (External link)
https://www.btselem.org/publications/fulltext/202101_this_is_apartheid (External link) https://www.yesh-din.org/en/the-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-the-crime-of-apartheid-legal-opinion/ (External link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delx5QqmnD4 (External link)
Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?
N/A
Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
Yes
Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
English
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Comment Posted by Bill William McConnell 02/09/2023 15:16 Against
The only position that the government of Canada, or any major Canadian political party, should take on this issue, is to encourage the two sides to stop fighting and meet. Stepping uninvited into someone else's dispute rarely makes friends, and often makes enemies. Taking a side would negate any possibility of being a mediator. When the issue was publicly debated by party members before the last election, our election chances were crushed. Many anti-greens still maintain that the party is antisemitic. Although I have strong opinions of my own on the issue, I consider the fact that I only view it from afar. I would not express those opinions in a Green Party publication. That would likely do more harm than good.
What is happening to Palestinians is ethnic cleansing at the hands of Israeli settler terrorists. Their actions are terrorism if Canadian law was applied. Remaining neutral only gives the Israeli settler terrorists a tacit endorsement to continue their violent ethnic cleansing unopposed. Approved party policy passed by a wide margin calls for specified sanctions against Israeli entities. This policy is consistent with the theme that pressure must be applied.
Lorraine Rekmans posted the initial version of this proposal as Constantine Kritsonis had technical difficulties posting the proposal. The technical issue has been resolved and this proposal is now posted under the correct submitter's name.
To maintain the integrity and transparency of the GPC proposal process, comments posted under the initial version have been transcribed onto this page
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