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flag U.S. scholar Richard Falk was detained at Toronto airport while traveling to a tribunal on Canada’s ties to Israel’s Gaza actions.

flag Richard Falk, a 95-year-old U.S.-based legal scholar and former UN rapporteur, was detained and questioned for over four hours by Canadian border agents at Toronto Pearson Airport while en route to a tribunal in Ottawa examining Canada’s role in Israel’s Gaza campaign. flag The event, focused on human rights violations and potential complicity in alleged genocide, drew criticism from Senator Yuen Pau Woo, who condemned the treatment of Falk and his wife, legal scholar Hilal Elver, as inconsistent with democratic values. flag Canada Border Services Agency said the inspection was routine and not linked to political activity, citing privacy rules. flag Despite Canada suspending arms exports to Israel in 2024, critics say loopholes allow Canadian-made weapons to reach Israel via third countries, fueling ongoing violence amid dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

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