- 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://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnesty.org%2Fen%2Flatest%2Fcampaigns%2F2022%2F02%2Fisraels-system-of-apartheid%2F )
-https://www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/EndIsraelsApartheid?psafe_param=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=grant&utm_campaign=BRD_AWA_GEN_dynamic-search-ads&utm_content=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUn_mjRTba1R6fcZZh8kR1VZt-Jsz-al4BFvws0it1w0nXmfuJKpkIrOgaAvVoEALw_wcB (External- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnesty.org.uk%2Fresources%2FEndIsraelsApartheid%3Fpsafe_param%3D1%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_source%3Dgoogle%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_medium%3Dgrant%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_campaign%3DBRD_AWA_GEN_dynamic-search-ads%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_content%3D%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bgclid%3DCj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUn_mjRTba1R6fcZZh8kR1VZt-Jsz-al4BFvws0it1w0nXmfuJKpkIrOgaAvVoEALw_wcB )
- https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Freport%2F2021%2F04%2F27%2Fthreshold-crossed%2Fisraeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution )
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/03/israels-55-year-occupation-palestinian-territory-apartheid-un-human-rights (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohchr.org%2Fen%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2F03%2Fisraels-55-year-occupation-palestinian-territory-apartheid-un-human-rights )
- https://www.btselem.org/publications/fulltext/202101_this_is_apartheid (External link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.btselem.org%2Fpublications%2Ffulltext%2F202101_this_is_apartheid )
- https://www.yesh-din.org/en/the-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-the-crime-of-apartheid-legal-opinion/ (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesh-din.org%2Fen%2Fthe-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-the-crime-of-apartheid-legal-opinion%2F )
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delx5QqmnD4 (External link)
- ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delx5QqmnD4 )
- 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
- 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://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnesty.org%2Fen%2Flatest%2Fcampaigns%2F2022%2F02%2Fisraels-system-of-apartheid%2F )
- +https://www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/EndIsraelsApartheid?psafe_param=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=grant&utm_campaign=BRD_AWA_GEN_dynamic-search-ads&utm_content=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUn_mjRTba1R6fcZZh8kR1VZt-Jsz-al4BFvws0it1w0nXmfuJKpkIrOgaAvVoEALw_wcB (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnesty.org.uk%2Fresources%2FEndIsraelsApartheid%3Fpsafe_param%3D1%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_source%3Dgoogle%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_medium%3Dgrant%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_campaign%3DBRD_AWA_GEN_dynamic-search-ads%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Butm_content%3D%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bgclid%3DCj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUn_mjRTba1R6fcZZh8kR1VZt-Jsz-al4BFvws0it1w0nXmfuJKpkIrOgaAvVoEALw_wcB )
- https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Freport%2F2021%2F04%2F27%2Fthreshold-crossed%2Fisraeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution )
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/03/israels-55-year-occupation-palestinian-territory-apartheid-un-human-rights (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohchr.org%2Fen%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2F03%2Fisraels-55-year-occupation-palestinian-territory-apartheid-un-human-rights )
- https://www.btselem.org/publications/fulltext/202101_this_is_apartheid (External link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.btselem.org%2Fpublications%2Ffulltext%2F202101_this_is_apartheid )
- https://www.yesh-din.org/en/the-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-the-crime-of-apartheid-legal-opinion/ (External
- link)
- ( https://wedecide.green.ca/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesh-din.org%2Fen%2Fthe-occupation-of-the-west-bank-and-the-crime-of-apartheid-legal-opinion%2F )
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delx5QqmnD4 (External link)
- ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delx5QqmnD4 )
- 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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