美国学者Richard Falk在前往法庭讨论加拿大与以色列加沙行动的关系时被拘留在多伦多机场。 U.S. scholar Richard Falk was detained at Toronto airport while traveling to a tribunal on Canada’s ties to Israel’s Gaza actions.

Richard Falk是一位95岁的美国法律学者兼前联合国报告员,在前往渥太华审查加拿大在以色列加沙运动中的作用的法庭途中,在多伦多皮尔逊机场被加拿大边防人员拘留和审问了四个多小时以上。 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. 此次活动的重点是侵犯人权和涉嫌灭绝种族的潜在共谋,引起参议员Yuen Pau Woo的批评,他谴责Falk及其妻子、法律学者Hilal Elver所受的待遇不符合民主价值观。 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. 加拿大边境事务局说,检查是例行的,与政治活动无关,并援引隐私规则。 Canada Border Services Agency said the inspection was routine and not linked to political activity, citing privacy rules. 尽管加拿大于2024年暂停向以色列出口武器,但批评者却说,有漏洞使加拿大制造的武器通过第三国运抵以色列,在加沙严峻的人道主义状况下,助长了持续不断的暴力。 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.