(CBC) As the brutal and deadly war in Gaza nears its sixth month, Hamilton-area Muslim groups will break with tradition and not welcome members of Parliament into their mosques for Ramadan unless they call for an immediate ceasefire.
More than a dozen local Islamic and Muslim organizations and mosques signed a letter demanding MPs take a firmer stance against Israel’s actions in its war with Hamas, including the Muslim Association of Hamilton, Niagara Palestine Coalition and the Muslim Council of Brantford-Brant.
The letter was also signed by more than 300 other Muslim organizations across Canada and released last week.
The letter implores MPs to condemn what the organizations call Israel’s “war crimes,” demand restoration of funding for the UN’s aid agency in the region, oppose the “flow of arms and [military] equipment” to Israel and ensure Canadians can express solidarity with Palestinians without reprisal.
