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Originally Posted by GGG
But the Canadian solution is not currently to forcebly relocate people or kill people who are in the way.
I think the goal of this court is to hold accountable people who are committing war crimes or crimes against humanity. Canada's actions in residential schools don't really meet that criteria and Canada has worked to deal with the issues as a result.
So I think Canada is in a position to sit on this court.
What would disqualify us right now would be our current non-UN sacntioned missions in Iraq.
I don't think you have to say the country needs to have a perfect history but it needs to be applying a fundemental principle of equality of all people and valuing human rights internally before sitting on this court.
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Firstly Canada forcibly relocated and killed a lot of people.
Secondly Israel does not relocate people unless the courts show they have built buildings illegally. The vast majority of housing demolitions occur in east Jerusalem, which is historically uninhabited and state owned. About 1/3 home demolitions are Jewish homes.
Essentially what's gong on is people are moving into east Jerusalem and building new homes on land they have no claim to. It'd be like me building a house in the middle of Fish Creek Park. Clearly the government would tear it down.