In the upcoming Canadian general election scheduled for October 21, 2019, we commit to vote for candidates and parties that:

• Support Palestinian human and national rights including the inalienable right to self-determination.
• Oppose Israeli ethnic cleansing, war crimes and apartheid.
• Recognize the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality.
• Respect, protect and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194.
• Support ending Israeli occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall.
• Oppose Canadian tax-deductible status for the Jewish National Fund JNF, HESEG Foundation and all Zionist organizations that are disguised as charities while supporting the Israeli military and settlements.
• Recognize the rights of Canadians to support the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions BDS movement as a non-violent strategy to force Israel to abide by UN resolutions and all international humanitarian laws, and
• Oppose condemning or criminalizing people or organizations who support the BDS Movement.

Here are the hosts and endorsers of the campaign:

• Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians
• Canada Palestine Association
• Canadian BDS Coalition
• Coalition against Israeli Apartheid, Victoria
• Independent Jewish Voices
• Independent Jewish Voices – Winnipeg
• Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste
• Justice for Palestinians, Calgary
• Oakville Palestinian Rights Association OPRA
• OPIRG Guelph
• Palestine Just Trade
• Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Sudbury)
• Palestinian and Jewish Unity (Montreal)
• Palestinian Canadian Congress
• Regina Peace Council
• Socialist Action
• Peace Alliance Winnipeg
• United for Palestine – Toronto/GTA

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