Iddo Moed says he is “extremely concerned” that a Palestinian tribunal was hosted by the Senate of Canada earlier this month. Article content

Israel’s ambassador to Canada was in Ottawa on Monday evening, taking part in the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. During the meeting, Moed was asked by Quebec Senator Leo Housakos how Israel viewed the Senate, in particular, after it hosted the tribunal . Article content Article content

“We are extremely concerned about such a phenomenon,” said Moed. “We understand the rules of democracy, the freedom of speech and all of that. But as I said earlier, we are in a new reality. In this new reality, these kinds of incidents have an impact, and so it’s different than just having a broad discussion and allowing people to come up with extr

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