A coalition of Palestinian Canadians and human rights lawyers is suing the federal government to block Canadian military exports to Israel.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man — a Palestinian human rights organization — and a number of Canadians whose family members have been killed in Gaza. The news was first reported by the Toronto Star.
The plaintiffs are asking the federal court to order Ottawa to stop issuing permits for military equipment exports to Israel.
“It’s cruel and reprehensible that our government has continued to provide material support to
