October 06, 2005
The leader of a Palestinian organization in Canada has been charged with making a threat against the Jewish community. Burhan Azzeh, co-president of the Niagara Palestinian Association, spent one night in jail last week and was ordered to keep away from the B’nai Israel Synagogue in St. Catharines, Ontario. He also was ordered to surrender his passport to police, to remain in the Niagara region, and to avoid “any function or protest where members of the Jewish community can reasonably be expected to be in attendance.” Niagara Regional Police would not divulge details about comments Azzeh allegedly made at his workplace which led to the charges. Azzeh’s lawyer and his wife, Susan Howard-Azzeh, who also heads the association, said he was not guilty of any offense.
