The press conference and interview were recorded on July 22nd 2020 at Casa Del Popolo. From the open letter:

"Canada and Israel Free Trade Agreement Must End with Annexation.

Canada and Israel maintain an extensive free trade agreement, CIFTA, first established in 1997 and “modernized” through two phases of negotiations in 2014-2015 and 2017-2018.

In 2019 the Liberal government publicly celebrated the revamped agreement, with the former Minister of International Trade Diversification announcing : “Canada and Israel are steadfast friends and allies, and we have an impressive number of cooperative activities taking place between our two countries.”

As the Israeli government moves to annex large parts of the Palestinian West Bank, including the Jordan Valley, the Canadian government must cancel CIFTA.

Across the world international human rights organizations, activists and even some governments are taking diplomatic action. Yet Canada has failed to respond to the urgency of this brazen act of colonization by the Israeli state in occupied Palestine.

Today, the undersigned organizations and individuals stand together to collectively call on the Canadian government to cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement,

This is a broad coalition, representing labour unions, cultural organizations, community groups and activist collectives. We express our support and solidarity with the Palestinian struggle against ongoing Israeli colonization, while rejecting the complicity of the Canadian government’s moves to create diplomatic cover for Israeli actions. We must not stay silent."

**If you'd like to sign on in support of the letter, email us at [email protected] and we'll forward your contact information to the organizers.