Canadian families of Hamas victims, CIJA sue Canadian government for resuming UNRWA funding

• Published date: 05 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

This move coincided with reports of Canada's decision to resume funding for UNRWA earlier in March. In the report, the families stated that this action violates Canadian law

UNRWA should be ineligible for funding, impacted families plead

While recognizing the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, the application states that UNRWA's allocation of funds is largely unethical and should be ineligible for funding. According to Canadian law, funding can only be allocated to organizations upholding Canadian values and international human rights standards.

Many of the released hostages have stated that they were held in the houses of UNRWA workers and teachers in Gaza after being kidnapped from Israel.

As such, due to UNRWA's documented ties to Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization under Canadian law, resuming funding to UNRWA constitutes a violation of Canada's anti-terrorism legislation.

Some of the family members that have chosen to take this legal action include Dikla Mizrahi, the mother of Ben Mizrahi, Iris Liniado, the...