Charlotte Kates, the international coordinator for Samidoun, appeared on Iranian television to discuss her arrest at the hands of Vancouver police, and reiterated her statements about the “brave, heroic” October 7 terror attack on Israel.

Kates, who’s also the coordinator of the Vancouver-headquartered Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network, was arrested in May 2024 in a Vancouver police investigation into words she uttered at a rally that were alleged to constitute hate speech.

Jewish groups in Canada have been lobbying for several years to have Samidoun labelled a terrorist group because of its affiliations with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is considered a terror group in Canada. Both Germany and Israel consider Samidoun a terrorist entity.

In her interview with Iran’s Ofogh TV, Kates said there are anti-Israel rallies all around “the imperial core” — referring to the developed world — protesting the countries that are “arming and funding the genocide that Israel is bringing” against Palestinians.

Charlotte Kates is the coordinator of the Vancouver-headquartered Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network{ai:summary}<p>Charlotte Kates, international coordinator for Samidoun, spoke on Iranian TV about her May 2024 arrest in Vancouver over accusations of hate speech related to an October 7 attack on Israel. She remains uncharged amid growing calls from Jewish groups in Canada to label Samidoun a terrorist entity.</p><p>Kates described widespread anti-Israel protests in the developed world, denouncing countries she claims fund Israel's actions against Palestinians. #society</p>

Vancouver pro-Palestinian leader praises October 7 on Iranian television

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