A Canadian Jewish advocacy group is demanding answers after an anti-Israel tribunal was held at the Senate of Canada over the weekend.

“It is completely unacceptable that the Senate provided its space to speakers with documented histories of promoting antisemitism and with ties to terror,” wrote Noah Shack, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), in a letter addressed to Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné on Monday.

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The Palestine Tribunal on Canadian Responsibility took place in Ottawa on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15. Senator Yuen Pau Woo, an independent senator appointed by Justin Trudeau to represent British Columbia, confirmed to National Post that he had booked the Senate of Canada room for the tribunal. Other senators were advised of the tribunal and

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