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This combination of photos shows Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo)

Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by war crimes court

International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor announced arrest warrants Monday

This combination of photos shows Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo)
Lawyers across Canada are crying foul after Canada’s immigration department asked a medical worker fleeing the war in Gaza if he’d ever treated injured Hamas soldiers. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tsafrir Abayov

Canadian immigration asks medic fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters

Vancouver-based lawyer says questions are ‘patently illegal and absolutely egregious’

Lawyers across Canada are crying foul after Canada’s immigration department asked a medical worker fleeing the war in Gaza if he’d ever treated injured Hamas soldiers. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tsafrir Abayov
A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group “Student Coalition Berlin” in the theater courtyard of the ‘Freie Universität Berlin’ university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment. But protests over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza in its hunt for Hamas after the Oct. 7 massacre has tested that ideal around the world. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Israel-Hamas war testing if campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

Experts say trust is lost when universities call in outside police to break up encampments

A woman is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group “Student Coalition Berlin” in the theater courtyard of the ‘Freie Universität Berlin’ university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment. But protests over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza in its hunt for Hamas after the Oct. 7 massacre has tested that ideal around the world. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Palestinians mourn their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza; Israel’s leaders divided on postwar plans

2 members of War Cabinet threatening to leave if plan not made soon

Palestinians mourn their relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The president of the University of British Columbia has responded to a series of demands by pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them the university must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. People take over a field with tents during a student encampment for Palestine at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

UBC tells protesters it must remain neutral in Gaza conflict

Presidents says doing otherwise would undermine rights of people to express themselves

The president of the University of British Columbia has responded to a series of demands by pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them the university must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. People take over a field with tents during a student encampment for Palestine at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a demonstration during a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the University of Victoria, in Saanich, B.C., on Friday, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Complaints mount around B.C. pro-Palestine camp: university president

‘Some are acts of harassment and intimidation, while others are illegal, destructive and dangerous’

Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a demonstration during a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the University of Victoria, in Saanich, B.C., on Friday, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A person walks past the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal on May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Judge denies bid for injunction against pro-Palestine university encampment

Protest at Montreal’s McGill one of many ongoing across the country

A person walks past the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal on May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus Monday, May 6, 2024 in Montreal. Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking a court injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been erected on its grounds since last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

McGill in court seeking injunction against pro-Palestinian encampment

University cites ‘security, safety and public health risk’ and escalating tensions on campus

A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus Monday, May 6, 2024 in Montreal. Lawyers for McGill University will be going to court today seeking a court injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been erected on its grounds since last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they’ve set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27. A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

New pro-Palestinian encampment begins at Montreal university, organizers say

Camp starting at Université du Québec à Montréal as McGill University heads to court to clear people there

Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they’ve set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27. A tent with free supplies is seen at the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron speaks at the Lord Mayor of the City of London’s annual Easter Banquet, at Mansion House in the City of London, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

UK foreign secretary says ending arms sales to Israel would strengthen Hamas

David Cameron also said sending British people in to deliver aid is a risk they shouldn’t take

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron speaks at the Lord Mayor of the City of London’s annual Easter Banquet, at Mansion House in the City of London, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
Palestinians mourn their child relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Saher Alghorra)

Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in north

Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are taking refuge, is considered Hamas’ last stronghold

Palestinians mourn their child relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Saher Alghorra)
Canada has abstained from another United Nations vote aimed at formally recognizing Palestine, while opening the door to supporting statehood before the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada abstains on Palestine recognition at UN

Country will recognize the State of Palestine ‘at the time most conducive to lasting peace’

Canada has abstained from another United Nations vote aimed at formally recognizing Palestine, while opening the door to supporting statehood before the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Pro-Palestinian supporters face-off with police near an encampment at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Thursday, May 9, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Police arrest multiple people at university protest in Calgary

Social media video showed officers taking down tents, protesters leaving peacefully

Pro-Palestinian supporters face-off with police near an encampment at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Thursday, May 9, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)

Pro-Palestinian student protest demonstrations spread across Europe

Police break up Berlin protest consisting of 20 tents with a human chain formed around them

In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)
Around 50 pro-Palestine protesters started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)

Student encampment voices need to heard: B.C. human rights advocate

Human rights head urging decision makers to respect student rights in pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Around 50 pro-Palestine protesters started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)
People carry Israel’s flags as they march through the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the annual Holocaust remembrance event, the “March of the Living” in memory of the six million Holocaust victims in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, May 6, 2024. The event comes amid the dramatic backdrop of the violence of the Israel-Hamas war after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the deadliest violence against Jews since the Holocaust, and as pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. campuses. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

War’s shadow hangs over annual Auschwitz memorial march

Pro-Palestinian protesters stood along the road as participants marched with Israeli flags

People carry Israel’s flags as they march through the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the annual Holocaust remembrance event, the “March of the Living” in memory of the six million Holocaust victims in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, May 6, 2024. The event comes amid the dramatic backdrop of the violence of the Israel-Hamas war after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the deadliest violence against Jews since the Holocaust, and as pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. campuses. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up dozens of tents at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus say they’re better organized and prepared than ever as the protest stretches into a second week. Pro-Palestinian activists at their encampment on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

“A tiny city:” Pro-Palestinian campus protesters organize for another week

Students across Canada digging in as they demand universities divest from Israel-related companies

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up dozens of tents at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus say they’re better organized and prepared than ever as the protest stretches into a second week. Pro-Palestinian activists at their encampment on the McGill University campus in Montreal, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Yemeni students carry anti-Israel and anti-U.S. banners during a march organized by Houthis, to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The Arabic reads, “God is great, Death to Israel, Death to America”. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Israel closes Gaza crossing after Hamas attack, vows fresh military operation

Crossing point is the primary way humanitarian aid has been getting to Palestinians

Yemeni students carry anti-Israel and anti-U.S. banners during a march organized by Houthis, to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The Arabic reads, “God is great, Death to Israel, Death to America”. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
A protester rests in their tent in a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Encamped universities have to balance safety, free speech: Trudeau

A number of protest camps have sprung up on Canadian campuses in regards to Gaza conflict

A protester rests in their tent in a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. woman who praised Hamas asked to stay away from protests, her group says

Charlotte Kates was arrested after a speech last week praising the Oct. 7 attack on Israel

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck