On July 30, 2024, UNJPPI wrote a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau with the subject:  Canadian Government Actions Need to Change in Response to ICJ Advisory Opinion

Excerpt:

…On 19 July 2024 the ICJ issued a new Advisory Opinion. After a thorough analysis of the occupation, its impact and the law, the ICJ found that:
1. Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) is unlawful;
2. Israel is obligated to end its unlawful presence in the oPt as rapidly as possible;
3. the State of Israel is under an obligation to cease immediately all new settlement activities, and to evacuate all settlers from the oPt;
4. the State of Israel has the obligation to make reparation for the damage caused to all the natural or legal persons concerned in the oPt

The ICJ also stated that all States are under obligation not to recognize as legal the situation created by the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the oPt. At para. 278 of the decision, it stated this obligation includes, inter alia:

• to abstain from economic or trade dealing with Israel concerning the oPt or part thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory; and
• to take steps to prevent trade or investment relations that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel in the oPt.

We trust that Canadian officials are making a detail analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion to assess actions Canada should take in response. In our Ask below, we suggest some immediate actions. Individual Canadians also want to take non-violent actions to help end the Israeli military occupation, now clearly illegal. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (‘BDS’) actions are actions many Canadians are adopting. Yet Canada has policies that are clearly intended to block such actions. It is time for these policies to be revoked…