Muslim advocacy group demands Canada 'stand against Donald Trump's repressive regime'

HAMILTON, Canada

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) on Wednesday denounced US President Donald Trump's "shameful" proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians elsewhere.

"Canada must stand against Donald Trump's repressive regime and his plan for ethnic cleansing just as France, Germany, and other nations have," it said in a social media post, demanding the country not be "intimidated by this bully."

Urging all Canadians to firmly oppose him, the Muslim advocacy group said: "To endorse a plan of ethnic cleansing in any way shape or form, as Donald Trump has suggested with the displacement of Gaza not only violates international law, further destabilizes the region, but it would be a complete betrayal to who we are as a nation."

"Gaza belongs to the Gazans, Gaza belongs to the Palestinians. Canada must stand for what it claims to believe - that one day, Palestinians will have the chance to live in Palestine in peace," it said.

Describing Trump's proposal as "shameful and genocidal," the group urged all Canadian political parties to display a united stance against Trump.

Trump’s proposal came after a ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, suspending Israel’s genocidal war that has killed more than 47,500 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.