Diplomatic Circles

Israel wants Hassan Diab to serve prison sentence in France but vows to stay out of any extradition request

'We would like Hassan Diab to be extradited to France to serve his sentence, but we don’t interfere in that,' says Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed.

Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says any extradition request is a bilateral issue between Canada and France.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

December 11, 2024

As Israel puts the spotlight on Hassan Diab, it says it is not interfering in any potential French extradition request, but acknowledges it wants to see the Carleton University academic extradited to serve a prison sentence.

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