Canada accepting up to 1,000 Palestinians from Gaza

The federal government will soon open a program to allow Palestinians to escape Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip and come to Canada. The number is being capped at 1,000, which would allow them to take refuge in Canada for three years if their families can provide financial support, and follows months of pleas from Palestinian-Canadians for help to rescue their loved ones from Israel’s war on Hamas. But as Mackenzie Gray reports, critics say the federal government should scrap the cap. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10200353/canada-gaza-family-reunification-applications/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #israelpalestineconflict

Canada accepting up to 1,000 Palestinians from Gaza
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The federal government will soon open a program to allow Palestinians to escape Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip and come to Canada.

The number is being capped at 1,000, which would allow them to take refuge in Canada for three years if their families can provide financial support, and follows months of pleas from Palestinian-Canadians for help to rescue their loved ones from Israel’s war on Hamas.

But as Mackenzie Gray reports, critics say the federal government should scrap the cap.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10200353/canada-gaza-family-reunification-applications/

Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
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