Amanda Aziz

The election is over. Now the newly elected government, led by PM @MarkJCarney, must immediately end Canada's complicity in genocide and ethnic cleansing through broad sanctions against Israel, pausing CIFTA, and a 2-way arms embargo. This is an unprecedented crisis of humanity.

Shame on The Advocates Society for succumbing to expressions of anti-Palestinian racism and cancelling speaker @TareqHadhad because "this is not the right time or event" to host a Syrian refugee? an Arab? a Muslim? anyone supporting Palestinian human rights? #Arabsnotwelcomehere

Gaza faces a severe threat of famine after 1 month of Israel's total blockade. "The most basic right of all – food – simply doesn't exist" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

According to the United Nations, Israel executed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers "one by one", including at least one UN employee, and buried them in a mass grave. There can be no business as usual with this murderous, rogue regime. theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

ACLA welcomes release of Canada's Islamophobia Guide via @AmiraElghawaby and its inclusion of anti-Palestinian racism. We call on @CanadianPM @KamalKheraLib to promptly recognize APR in Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy and combat escalating APR in Canada. #a8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">canada.ca/en/canadian-he…

Bisan Owda joins residents on their journey back to Rafah, where they discover the city is unrecognizable – its buildings and homes reduced to rubble.

Justin Trudeau's legacy will be forever marked by Canada's economic, military, and diplomatic support for Israel during its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Israeli airstrikes killed Palestinian neonatal doctor, Thabat Saleem, on Monday. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has accused Israel of “deliberately targeting” Palestinian medical workers pulse.ly/kdgu0kpfvh

How did it become “normal” to attack hospitals, bombing them, burning them down, destroying medical equipment, killing patients and medical staff, forcing them out stripped down to their underwear in the cold, then arresting doctors for staying with their patients, for being loyal to the real mission of their profession? These are several war crimes in one. And the world is watching, hospital after hospital in Gaza

Another day, another depraved war crime by the IDF. Emptying and burning hospitals is not war.

Reporters Without Borders: Palestine Remains Most Dangerous Place for Journalists democracynow.org/2024/12/13/hea…

The horrific reality for people of #Gaza & #Israel since 7 October 2023 detailed in @UNHumanRights report. Close to 70% of those killed in Gaza are children & women. Unprecedented violations of IHL give rise to concerns of atrocity crimes. The violence must stop immediately.

Tonight, I’m thinking about Justice Murray Sinclair and of the times that I was lucky enough to hear him speak about his work with the TRC. This moment stands out for me. It’s his answer when he was asked, “Why can’t you just get over it?”

Today in Ottawa, we announced the filing of a lawsuit against the government of Canada for violating its duty to prevent genocide. Our clients, two Palestinian Canadians whose families in Gaza have been devastated by Israel's genocidal rampage, allege that Canada has violated their constitutional rights. It is time for @JustinTrudeau and @MelanieJoly to answer for their support for Israel's genocidal regime. #Gaza #genocide #cdnpoli #Palestine

Francesca Albanese on Fire: A Lesson to Canada 🇨🇦 on International Law and Palestinian 🇵🇸 Rights "The priority is to stop the genocide. If the government here, the parliamentarians here want to call it a 'Ceasefire,' call it the way they want, but this is the priority. The rest is secondary. Which doesn't mean that the recognition of the State of Palestine is not important. My question is, if this country has entertained discussions on the two-state solution, how come it does not recognize the state of Palestine yet? What is there to be debated? The recognition of Palestine 🇵🇸 shouldn't take time; it should be automatic and be an act of coherence. Otherwise, if you don't recognize it, it means that you shouldn't be talking about it at all. Why are you even a voice in the debate? It's about coherence. I know what I'm saying is blunt, but we need to be blunt because the impunity that has been granted to Israel for decades has led to this, which is a disaster both for the Palestinians and the Israelis. Again, diplomatic talks have been turned into a place to justify the unimaginable, the illegal... Is Canada spending any of its political capital to make sure that the genocide ends as soon as possible, the ceasefire, whatever, but then there is already a deadline set for the end of occupation? The ICJ has passed an advisory opinion which declares the occupation unlawful and to be dismantled unconditionally and totally as rapidly as possible, and that 'as rapid as possible' has been defined by the General Assembly; it must happen by September next year. What is Canada doing to ensure that the Occupation is dismantled? And then, more than these, there is Apartheid. I know that in this country, you feel uncomfortable with the word 'Apartheid,' but you have to tell me why? Because I, together with Israeli human rights organizations, Palestinian human rights organizations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Harvard University, and thousands of Israelis, talking about Apartheid, give you the evidence of it, and here, like in other parts of North America, I hear, 'Hmm... we cannot say that word.' It's your problem... International law is so clear that it doesn't allow you to find excuses. So, however, end the genocide, end the Occupation, end the Apartheid; this is what it means to apply international law and help build peace for Palestinians, Israelis, and anyone who calls that land home." — Francesca Albanese at a Press Conference in Canada. @FranceskAlbs

BREAKING: The Canadian government will face us in Court over Gaza. Representing two Palestinian-Canadian Plaintiffs, lawyers have today commenced legal proceedings against the Federal Government, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention and the Plaintiff's Charter Rights.

“Is it possible that after 42,000 people killed, you cannot empathise with the Palestinians?” UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has expressed frustration and criticised those who ignore Israel’s war on Gaza and lack empathy for the Palestinians.

Israel’s siege on northern Gaza has forced Palestinian Civil Defense crews to halt its services. Now, over 400,000 civilians are trapped with next to no humanitarian or medical services.