Today (9 June 2026), Canada announced new sanctions on two individuals and five entities who are “directly or indirectly facilitating, supporting, providing funding for or contributing to the use of violence by Israeli extremist settlers against Palestinian civilians or their property.” The listed individuals are Harel David Libi and Eliav Libi; the listed entities are Regavim, Coco’s Farm, Micha’s Farm, Libi Construction, and Nachala.
These sanctions bar anyone in Canada and Canadians outside of Canada from “dealing in the property of, entering into transactions with, providing services to, transferring property to, or otherwise making goods available to these listed persons.”
Harel Libi and Libi Construction were all named in the Global Sanction Coalition submission to the Canadian government, calling for sanctions on entities engaging in the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza. Just Peace Advocates was part of this making this submission.
Regavim is an organization that surveils and harasses Palestinians and non-Jewish residents in Palestine and is at the forefront of efforts to ethnically cleanse and forcibly displace Palestinians. They attempt to expulse non-Jewish residents through specific legal action. In Canada, Regavim offers tax receipts through Mizrachi (the conduit for JGive). In 2022 and 2023, Mizrachi sent $8,034 each year. In 2012, money was sent from Canada by MagbitCanada (United Israel Appeal/UIA) 100,000 NIS, and then through Gates of Mercy in 2014 and 2015 (512,048 and 459,700 NIS, respectively). This was initially exposed by Good Shepherd Collective — in partnership with several organizations, including Just Peace Advocates — in the report Defund Racism.
Mizrachi’s involvement in funding Regavim was first flagged in a complaint to the CRA in late 2022.
The CBC Fifth Estate pointed out Regavim in its October 2025 documentary on “Funding the Occupation.”
While these sanctions are important, they are insufficient. The Canadian government claims that these individuals/entities were chosen because they “engaged in activities that undermine the peace and security of the State of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territor[y].” This clearly (and intentionally) misses the entire point. Those sanctioned are not operating in defiance of the State of Israel, they are operating with support from, or at least with the tacit approval of, the Israeli government. The State of Israel is unashamedly attempting to expand its control over occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan (as well as Southern Lebanon).
If Canada were serious about support for “the use of violence…against Palestinian civilians or their property,” they would need to sanction Israel as a whole. And that is in fact what is needed. The government of Canada has been presented with multiple sanctions packages including for the World Zionist Organization (WZO), Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), as well demands to sanction Israel’s E1 settlement project. Yet, Canada did not choose to implement any of these sanctions. We’d suggest this is because that would involve going directly after the government of Israel and its associated organizations (WZO and KKL-JNF hold special legal status as quasi-government organizations).
In its press release, Global Affairs Canada said “For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity, and settlement expansion and creation of outposts continue with the support and facilitation of the Government of Israel. In some cases, settler violence takes place under the protection of Israel’s security forces. We continue to urge the Government of Israel to take action to ensure meaningful accountability for violence in the West Bank. The Government of Israel should ensure every attack is swiftly and thoroughly investigated, take action against the outposts and organisations that allow violence to flourish, and stop the incitement of violence.”
This is preposterous. In the same breath, the Canadian government concedes that 1) settlement expansion continues with Israeli government support and settler violence occurs with Israeli military protection but 2) simply asks the Israeli government to take action and ensure accountability.
The Canadian government knows Israel will not take meaningful action nor will they hold Israeli settlers or their own government officials accountable. That is in fact why international law exists, and why Canada has an obligation to ensure that violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention do not occur under any circumstance. When Canada or other signatories fail to do so, they themselves are complicit with war crimes. They also have a responsibility to not only punish but prevent genocide.
Canada must stop its lip service and start taking real action that truly puts an end to Canadian assistance and aid for Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid regime, and ongoing genocide.
End CIFTA. Stop the importation of all products procured, produced, or maintained in any part through illegal settlements. Sanction ISRAEL now.
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