US EditionCouncil in Burnaby, B.C., Calls for Israel Arms Embargo
Burnaby council commits to apartheid-free pledge and urges expanded resettlement visas for Palestinians amid findings of ongoing Canadian arms flow to Israel.
- The city council in Burnaby, B.C., unanimously passed a motion to ask the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel and commit the city to signing an apartheid-free community pledge.
- The council previously passed a motion in 2023 calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the Hamas-run government's health ministry says almost 63,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's offensive.
- Alison Gu, who proposed the motion, told councillors that residents were horrified by Israel's actions in the war in Gaza, calling them crimes against humanity.
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Council in Burnaby, B.C., calls for Israel arms embargo
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Council in Burnaby, B.C., calls for Israel arms embargo – Energeticcity.ca
BURNABY — The city council in Burnaby, B.C., has agreed to ask the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel. The motion, which drew cheers in the council chamber when it was passed unanimously on Tuesday night, also commits the city to signing an “apartheid-free” community pledge. Coun. Alison Gu proposed the motion and told councillors in accompanying notes that residents of the Metro Vancouver community were “horrified” by…
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