Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is pushing Israel to drop its reform of the country\u0027s judiciary after two months of mass protests.
The proposed change, which has been rebuked by U.S. President Joe Biden, would concentrate power for Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition, which he argues is necessary to counter what he deems to be excessive reach by unelected judges.Former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit recently accused Netanyahu of proposing the reform in order to thwart an ongoing criminal trial in which he faces corruption charges.
“Joly voiced Canada’s deep concerns over the recent escalation of violence in Israel and the West Bank and stressed the need to engage in meaningful actions to restore calm and ease tensions,” the readout states. “They focus a lot on double standards,” she said. “We need to be very firm when it comes to occupation everywhere.”
Senate Speaker George Furey and Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett would not comment on the criticism, but unaffiliated Sen. Patti LaBoucane-Benson said the group urged Israelis to work toward peace.Article content
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