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<\/p>\nHassan appeared virtually at a news conference organized by the groups on Monday, but organizers said she would not take questions, explaining she would say more when she addressed one of the conferences on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Independent Jewish Voices and Quebec Doctors Against Genocide are among the other groups that invited Hassan to Canada.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, Hassan posted on social media about why she was forced to cancel her trip.<\/p>\n
Those with a French passport do not need a visa to travel to Canada, but need approval to fly in. Hassan said she had received this authorization but was asked to submit new documents and information, including bank statements and a list of family ties, a few hours before her flight to Montreal was scheduled. <\/p>\n
As a result, she said she was not able to enter Canada and was instead scheduled to participate in the conferences remotely. <\/p>\n
Immigration Canada declined to comment, citing privacy and security issues.<\/p>\n
Hassan\u2019s party, the left-wing France Unbowed (France Insoumise), said in a statement it believes her authorization was revoked because she was previously denied entry to Israel and because of complaints against her linked to her criticism of Israel.<\/p>\n
According to the party\u2019s statement, the government allegedly told Hassan that she failed to disclose a previous visa refusal or denial of entry as well as an alleged criminal offence, arrest, indictment or conviction.<\/p>\n
Hassan was on one of the flotillas that set sail for Gaza last June, when she was arrested in international waters and detained in Israel before being sent back to France. She had also been denied entry into Israel as part of a parliamentary delegation in February 2025. <\/p>\n
The Jewish human rights group B\u2019nai Brith Canada praised the government for blocking Hassan\u2019s entry into Canada, saying she \u201cpromoted terror.\u201d <\/p>\n
B\u2019nai Brith also said it sent information to Canadian authorities about Hassan and thanked the government for acting quickly.<\/p>\n
But the groups that invited Hassan to speak in Canada disagree with how B\u2019nai Brith Canada portrayed her.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s not a pro-Palestine activist. She\u2019s a Palestinian woman who is watching her family and her land be destroyed,\u201d said Independent Jewish Voices spokesperson Zev Saltiel. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we treat Muslim and Arab people, or people who are from these regions, like they are a danger or like they are terrorists simply for existing, we contribute to the growing racism and Islamophobia that already exists here.\u201d<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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