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Title of Piece: The Hill Times: "Critics urge Ottawa to re-evaluate unwavering UN support for Israel"

Media Outlet: The Hill Times
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Comments of the CJPME Media Researcher:
(Note: Please do not copy and paste the material below as the content to your message to the media - put all comments in your own words):
On August 23, the Hill Times published an article that featured strong arguments for re-evaluating Canada’s policies towards Israel in light of Canada’s attempts to block an International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on Israel’s occupation.  CJPME has been tracking this story, and wrote a strong press statement last week criticizing the Trudeau government's opposition to an ICJ advisory opinion.

Journalist Neil Moss quoted CJPME Vice President Michael Bueckert several times throughout the Hill Times piece. Here is an excerpt:

CJPME vice-president Michael Bueckert said that an ICJ legal opinion would be crucial in providing direction to the international community over concerns of Israel’s conduct in the occupied territories.

He added that Canada’s response lacks a “sense of a strong moral case or strategic case or any forceful case against the ICJ resolution,” remarking that Canada has pointed to “minor” procedural qualms.

“I don’t think these are real legitimate arguments. It shows that Canada doesn’t have a strong case against it—that it is just going through the motions,” he said, adding that it is part of Canada’s “broader trend” of support for Israel at the UN and on the international stage.

“Canada has decided that its role is to support Israel in blocking or shutting down these attempts,” he said. “It’s absolutely an embarrassment to Canada that this is the approach that Canada has taken. It’s really unfortunate and hypocritical given Canada’s strong support for international law, in other cases such as Russia and Ukraine.”

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