Thursday, May 16, 2013
According to the Passport Canada Website, Palestine, the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), or the West Bank or Gaza do not exist.
If a Palestinian was born in the occupied West Bank, and wants to renew his Canadian passport, he must select "West Bank of Jordan - Jordan."
I do not know how long this has been the case on this application. But it is indicative of a corrupt and one-sided Canadian foreign policy that favours Israel under all circumstances.
Birthright Denied:
This is not the first time Passport Canada refuses to acknowledge the Palestinians' place of birth. When Hanna Kawas wanted to include in his passport the fact that he was born on June 2nd, 1948 in Bethlehem, Palestine, Passport Canada rejected his request. They told him he can either have Jordan, Israel or nothing.
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