Canada cancels travel authorization of Arieh King with 'no explanation,' he tells 'Post'

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King's electronic travel authorization (eTA) for Canada was canceled on August 21, preventing him from attending a fundraising event in Toronto on August 25. Canadian authorities, citing privacy laws, have not provided a reason for the cancellation, stating, "Due to privacy laws, we cannot speak to individual cases." King reported that "nobody told me anything, not why, not until when [the cancellation will be in place]."

• Speculation suggests the cancellation followed intense campaigning by anti-Israel groups, including Canada's Legal Center for Palestine (LCP) and the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF).
• LCP and HRF jointly filed a criminal complaint with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) War Crimes Section, requesting an investigation into King.
• Following the revocation, LCP stated, "We are glad to see the Canadian authorities act on the facts outlined in our submissions."
• HRF subsequently filed a similar request with the US Department of Justice ahead of King's planned trip to the US, though this has not yet succeeded, and King was able to travel to America.