Miss Canada finalist, Hala Yassin, endorses boycott of apartheid Israel
Channel: boycott apartheid
Date: 2016-03-20

"Hi, my name is Hala. The Canadian parliament recently passed a motion to formally condemn the BDS movement - the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The problem is that it is our freedom of speech and our freedom of choice that we are touching.
Countries that do not respect human rights and international law need to be condemned, not the BDS movement. Countries like Saudi Arabia that do not respect women's liberty. Where Raif Badawi is condemned to a thousand lashes for criticizing radical Islam. Countries like Israel, that still in 2016 colonize, bomb and treat Palestinians like third class citizens."

- Hala Yassin, endorses BDS during Miss Canada contest

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“If I win, I will proudly wear my crown on a boat to Gaza, in protests for social justice and against austerity,” says Hala, Miss Canada finalist, a civil engineer and board member of PAJU (Palestinian & Jewish Unity).

When assessing her chances of winning on March 5, she asks:
“Does Miss Canada want that kind of publicity? Miss Canada calling for a boycott of Israel? I don’t think so.”

Whether they want this kind of publicity or not, they probably will get some of it since the Canadian Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) last week. Apart from her desire to promote the rights of indigenous people from Turtle Island, as they used to call Canada, defending the rights of the Palestinians and calling for the boycott of Israel happen to be the main reasons why Hala is part of the Miss Canada contest. “I’m using the platform to spread my message of peace. I don’t really care about winning,” she says, casually.

In the wake of last week’s vote, will the organisation come under fire for having a contestant who actively protests against Israel’s lack of respect for human rights, war crimes and apartheid policies and is actively engaged in promoting the BDS campaign?

more: http://www.globalresearch.ca/miss-canada-finalist-boycotts-israel/5511134