War criminal Israelis welcomed to Canada, Palestinians barred

 

The double standard is egregious. Holocaust victims face extreme security checks while genocidal Jewish supremacists enter Canada with ease.

In “Quand quitter Gaza pour le Canada est mission presque impossible” Le Devoir detailed the difficulties Palestinians have in entering Canada. While the government has officially granted 5,000 temporary visas to residents of Gaza, fewer than 334 have made it here in nine months. Le Devoir’s reporter in Egypt found that the main obstacle to Palestinians coming was Canada’s extreme security review, not Israeli or Egyptian restrictions.

The article contrasted the situation with the ease at which nearly 300,000 Ukrainians came after Russia’s February 2022 invasion. But Ottawa’s anti-Palestinian security overreach should be contrasted with the treatment of residents of the nation perpetrating the holocaust.

Over the past year many times more Israelis than Palestinians have come to Canada. At the urging of Canada’s genocide lobby, Ottawa introduced a special fee-exempt three-year work or study permit for Israelis, which offer a path to permanent residency. Thousands of Israelis have benefited from the measure that’s been extended until mid 2025 (I couldn’t find an exact figure but as of June reportedly “thousands of Israelis have moved to Canada since the start of the immigration initiative”).  (more...)

War criminal Israelis welcomed to Canada, Palestinians barred