Huckabee blames Europe for stalled Gaza talks, highlighting a growing Western divide
Talks over a lasting ceasefire have repeatedly stalled since the early months of the war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack — and long before there was any talk of major European states recognizing Palestinian statehood.
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- Vancouver Sun
B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
A member of the B.C. legislature says she is pursuing a private prosecution against a Vancouver woman who praised Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel as 'heroic.' Dallas Brodie, leader of the OneBC party, says she has submitted allegations of 'terrorism offences' against Charlotte Kates to B.C. provincial court. Kates' social media accounts list her as the international coordinator for Samidoun, a group added to Canada's list of terrorist entities in 2024. Criminal proceedings typically commence with the filing of information by a law enforcement officer, describing the alleged offence. But in a private prosecution, a member of the public submits the information and swears it under oath to a judge for consideration by Crown prosecutors. Brodie and her party provided an unsigned copy of the information accusing Kates of 'glorifying and defending terrorist entities,' including through remarks at pro-Palestinian rallies in Vancouver. If the NDP won't prosecute terrorists, I will. Kates was arrested in 2024 after making a speech at a rally during which she said 'long live Oct. 7' and praised the attack. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Samidoun said last year that Kates was released with conditions and no charges had been laid. The group did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Brodie's private prosecution.
Winnipeg Free Press
16 minutes ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
B.C. MLA launches private prosecution against Charlotte Kates of Samidoun
VANCOUVER – A member of the British Columbia legislature says she is pursuing a private prosecution against a Vancouver woman who praised Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel as 'heroic.' Dallas Brodie, leader of the OneBC party, says she has submitted allegations of 'terrorism offences' against Charlotte Kates to B.C. provincial court. Kates' social media accounts list her as the international co-ordinator for Samidoun, a group added to Canada's list of terrorist entities in 2024. Criminal proceedings typically commence with the filing of information by a law enforcement officer, describing the alleged offence. But in a private prosecution, a member of the public submits the information and swears it under oath to a judge for consideration by Crown prosecutors. Brodie and her party provided an unsigned copy of the information accusing Kates of 'glorifying and defending terrorist entities,' including through remarks at pro-Palestinian rallies in Vancouver. Kates was arrested in 2024 after making a speech at a rally during which she said 'long live October 7' and praised the attack. Samidoun said last year that Kates was released with conditions and no charges had been laid. The group did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Brodie's private prosecution. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2025.
CBC
16 minutes ago
- CBC
Vancouver MLA announces private prosecution against alleged hate speech
Citing what she called "inaction" on the part of B.C.'s attorney general, Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie announced plans Wednesday to bring a private prosecution against a woman caught on video at a public rally last year praising the Hamas attack on Israel. Charlotte Kates, international co-ordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, was the subject of a VPD hate investigation after she gave a speech in favour of Hamas at a rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on April 26, 2024. In a widely circulated clip, Kates leads the crowd in a "Long live Oct. 7" chant, referring to the 2023 date Hamas terrorists attacked Israel. Vancouver police recommended provincial Crown charge Kates with wilful promotion of hatred and public incitement of hatred well over a year ago; however, B.C. Prosecution Service spokeswoman Damienne Darby said the VPD investigation remains under charge assessment with no available timeline for completion. "It's been over a year of complete inaction on this file," said Brodie. "David Eby's attorney-general, Niki Sharma, has inexplicably refused to authorize Kates's prosecution, despite repeated calls from myself and other groups to do so." CBC reached out to Kates but had not heard back by the time of publication. On Oct. 15, 2024, the federal government listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. In a statement to CBC, Sharma said Brodie's private prosecution "appears to fall under federal jurisdiction as opposed to the jurisdiction of the B.C. Prosecution Service. "We will be following this process closely, while continuing to work as a government to eliminate any incidents of hate in British Columbia," said Sharma. The sidewalk outside of provincial court in Vancouver drew a robust police presence Wednesday morning when a group holding signs and waving Palestinian flags shouted down Brodie at a news conference arranged by her OneBC party. Over a dozen uniformed officers formed lines along either side of the speaker's podium, while an overhead drone captured video. A private prosecution is a prosecution started by a private individual who is not acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency or prosecution service. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says the right of a citizen to launch a prosecution for illegal activity is a "valuable constitutional safeguard against inertia or partiality on the part of authority."
