Israeli authorities on Tuesday blocked a delegation of about 30 people from Canada, including six lawmakers, from crossing over from Jordan via the Allenby Bridge to Judea, citing the alleged terrorist links of the group that organized the trip.
The delegation was organized by the Canadian-Muslim Vote, a charity funded by Islamic Relief Canada, which is affiliated with Islamic Relief Worldwide—a group that Israel outlawed in 2014 based on its alleged role in funneling money to Hamas, CTV reported.
“The organizers are the Canadian-Muslim Vote, which receives the vast majority of its funding from Islamic Relief Canada, a subsidiary of Islamic Relief Worldwide,” Yifah Mivtach Greenvald, the public diplomacy point person at Israel’s embassy in Ottawa, was quoted as telling CTV. “The State of Israel will not allow the entry of organizations and individuals who are associated with designated terror entities.”
The lawmakers barred entry at the Allenby Crossing included Iqra Khalid (Mississauga—Erin Mills), from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, and Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) from the opposition New Democratic Party.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand wrote on X that Ottawa has expressed its “objections regarding the mistreatment of these Canadians.”
