• Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.caOP
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    15 days ago

    Not only did an Israeli border officer put their hands on a Canadian Liberal MP, Iqra Khalid, as has already been reported. But it turns out that, according to NDP Jenny Kwan, Iqra Khalid was shoved multiple times, by two separate Israeli border officials.

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      This is kind of a non-story. “Border guards in foreign country exercise whatever authority is granted to them”. Just because they’re Canadian MPs they’re supposed to get special treatment? Isreal is a hostile piece of shit. Why are they even going there?

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        I think the message is if you willing do this to members representing leadership in a foreign country, imagine what it is like when people don’t have a voice or status