Jagmeet Singh’s NDP officially supports BDS against Israel
Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) interviewed Jagmeet Singh and asked him the following questions:
CJPME: Do you respect, protect and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194?
JS: We fully support UN resolutions with respect to Israel and Palestine, including UN General Assembly resolution 194.
CJPME: Do you support ending Israeli occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Wall?
JS: Yes. Canada should play a more active role in calling for the end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
CJPME: Do you oppose Israeli ethnic cleansing, war crimes and apartheid?
JS: We oppose all human-rights abuses committed by Israel, including killings, arbitrary and abusive detention, forced displacement, restrictions on movement, the expansion of illegal settlements, and all other human-rights abuses.