{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fb297d-023b-5595-a03d-88c27dbc7890/65b872184c4f2d00160a1d93?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could Canada Be Complicit in a ‘Plausible Genocide’?","description":"<p>The ICJ court ruled that Palestinians in Gaza face a “real and imminent risk” of genocide, and laid out the provisional measures Israel must take in order to prevent it. Canada has a legal duty to take steps to prevent genocide - yet their relationship to Israel may compromise their obligations to the Genocide Convention. What will it take for Canada to pivot on its special relationship with Israel? And might Canada be complicit in genocide?</p><p><br></p><p>Host:&nbsp; Mattea Roach</p><p>Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor) Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)</p><p>Guests: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/amandaghahreman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Ghahremani</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/FaridaDeif\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Farida Deif</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MarkKersten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Kersten</a></p><p><br></p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide-convention.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ratification of the Genocide Convention</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/01/statement-by-minister-joly-on-south-africas-case-against-israel-at-the-international-court-of-justice.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Statement by Minister Joly on South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"https://theconversation.com/ruling-by-uns-top-court-means-canada-and-the-u-s-could-be-complicit-in-gaza-genocide-222110\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide</a> from The Conversation</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-palestinian-apartheid-1.6436138#:~:text='Apartheid'%20label%20rejected,in%20South%20Africa%20until%201991\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claims that Israel is imposing 'apartheid' on Palestinians put new pressure on Trudeau Liberals </a>from <em>CBC News</em>.&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-south-africas-legal-effort-to-declare-israels-actions-genocidal-in/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">South Africa’s legal effort to declare Israel’s actions ‘genocidal in character’ poses dilemma for Canada </a>from <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-should-halt-weapons-shipments-to-israel-arms-control-advocate/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Canada should halt weapons shipments to Israel, arms control advocate says </a>from <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/international-law-not-history-holds-the-promise-of-protecting-life-in-gaza/article_7dfe0b34-b6f2-11ee-993f-f7743b42f0fd.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">International law, not history, holds the promise of protecting life in Gaza</a> from the <em>Toronto Star</em>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sponsors: <a href=\"http://douglas.ca/Canadaland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Douglas</a>, <a href=\"http://drinkag1.com/BACKBENCH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AG1</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you value this podcast, <a href=\"https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"CANADALAND"}