A canadian MP considers Israeli settlers' violence in Huwara 'unacceptable'

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February 27, 2023

Niki Ashton, a Canadian MP and politician, condemned Israeli settlers' brutality yesterday night in the town of Huwara, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

The Canadian politician retweeted a tweet by Palestinian activist Issa Amro, who shared a video showing Israeli settlers burning Palestinian houses, vehicles, trees, and stores in the stated village, on her official Twitter page.

Ashton described the Israeli settlers' violence as "unacceptable," and "horrifying."

She went on to declare, "Canada can't sit quietly while this goes on."

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