Demand Government Investigate Canadian Charities Providing Funds to Illegal Israeli Settlement Activity and/or the Israeli Military
Sign the House of Commons Petition demanding the government investigate Canadian charities providing funds to illegal Israeli settlement activity and/or the Israeli Military.
This petition is sponsored by Niki Ashton, MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
Taxpayer-subsidized charitable donations may well be Canada’s most important contribution to Palestinian dispossession;
Over the last five years, more than a billion dollars has been sent by Canadian charities to Israeli recipients. While some of this money may find its way into charitable ventures, a portion goes toward supporting the Israeli military and/or illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, activities which stand in contravention of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regulations and Canada’s public policy;
Recently, evidence has been uncovered of Canadian charities providing charitable tax receipts for Israeli organizations actively supporting what the International Court of Justice deems a “plausible” genocide in Gaza;
One charity, registered as the Mizrachi Organization of Canada, has, for example, transferred funds to Im Tirtzu, an organization which is overtly involved in blocking aid trucks bound for Gaza, as well as to the organization Women In Green, which runs a campaign to “plant an Israeli flag” in Gaza; and
The CRA has received numerous requests to investigate the activities of Mizrachi Canada and other charities which appear to be operating in violation of the Income Tax Act, official Canadian policy, and international law.
We, the undersigned, citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Minister of National Revenue to:
1. Immediately investigate all Canadian charities providing funds to illegal Israeli settlement activity and/or the Israeli military;
2. Revoke the charitable status of all found to not be in compliance; and
3. Take concrete steps to prevent other organizations from engaging in such activities in the future.
