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by Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 27, 2021 5:00 am ADT Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 5:09 am ADT Israeli soldiers check a Palestinian women as she wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, to attend the second Friday prayers in the al-Aqsa mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Friday, April 23, 2021. A limited number of Palestinian residents who carry both a travel permit and a vaccination document, are allowed to cross into Israel to attend the prayers at al-Aqsa mosque, due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo...

Israeli soldiers check a Palestinian women as she wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, to attend the second Friday prayers in the al-Aqsa mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Friday, April 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Majdi Mohammed OTTAWA – An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged “crimes against humanity” by the Israeli government. The demand from Human Rights Watch comes alongside a new report from the group that accuses Israeli authorities of m...

Based on interviews, field work and a review of government documents, the 218-page report concludes that Israeli laws and policies have subjugated Palestinians "by virtue of their identity," amounting in some cases to "persecution and apartheid" —both considered crimes against humanity under international law. "We recognize that the word 'apartheid' stings. But at the same time, apartheid is the reality for many Palestinians," Farida Deif, head of the Canadian chapter of Human Rights Watch, said in an interview. "It’s high time for the Trudeau government to acknowledge that Israeli author...

  TORONTO -- A four-year-old rescued from a detention camp in Syria is doing well at her new home in Canada, according to her Canadian aunt — but she keeps crying for her mother, who remains in Syria after allowing other relatives to take the child to safety. The child, whose identity is being withheld, just can’t understand why her mother is not around, the aunt told CTV News. More than 20 Canadian children of ISIS fighters are stranded in camps in Syria, a situation that activists and extended family members have decried. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the chil...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images Human Rights Watch says it is “horrific” that Canada prevented a mother from accompanying her young child who was recently repatriated from a detention camp in northeastern Syria. Farida Deif, the Canada director of Human Rights Watch, said the four-year-old girl was living in a Kurdish-run c...