Overview

• An open letter with 413 Canadian signatories, including Olympic runner Moh Ahmed, urges cancellation of the Sept. 12–13 tie in Halifax.
• Signatories include three UN special rapporteurs, York University figures such as former Olympic coach Hernan Humana, and two Palestinian women’s national soccer players.
• The letter argues hosting is inconsistent with Canada’s sanctions on Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir and calls for broader bans on competition against Israeli athletes.
• Tennis Canada says the event will go ahead under International Tennis Federation competition structure and will be organized to ensure a safe, fair, professional environment.
• The tie at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre will decide advancement to the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers, with Canada currently in World Group I after a February loss to Hungary.