Jewish advocacy groups upset ex-Carleton prof convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing remains in Canada 'At a time of rising antisemitism, allowing a convicted perpetrator of a deadly antisemitic attack to remain in Canada is indefensible,' Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' Richard Marceau told the National Post

(National Post) A Jewish advocacy group says it is an “abuse of process” that a former Carleton University professor convicted in the 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue has not been extradited to France.

Hassan Diab, who worked in the Ottawa-based university’s sociology department, has made headlines since he was sentenced in France to life in prison in 2023. He was convicted in absentia of terrorism charges and an international arrest warrant was issued for him.

The case gained the attention of tech billionaire Elon Musk in January. Musk quoted a November 2024 post on X by Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Poilievre wrote that Diab was “working as a professor teaching students about ‘social justice action’” and asked why he hadn’t been extradited to France to “face justice.”

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