Will Canada miss the boat on human rights?

Canada must treat the seizure of the Madleen as a blatant violation of international maritime norms that deserves real diplomatic consequences.

Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Canada must join the growing global call for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, writes Nimao Ali.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NIMAO ALI

June 18, 2025

Fifteen years ago, Israel intercepted the Mavi Marmara and Gaza Flotilla, civilian activist ships carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials, and intending to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.The Israeli military boarded the ship in international ...

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