OTTAWA — Jewish-Canadian leaders are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take the Emir of Qatar to task over his patronage of Hamas when the two leaders meet face to face in Ottawa this week.

“We trust (Trudeau) will urge the emir to end his support for Hamas, the root cause of the conflict and a major barrier to a two-state solution,” wrote Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, in an email to the National Post.