Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister:
Canada stands with Israel.
Justin Trudeau, prime minister:
We stand with Israel.
Mélanie Joly, minister of foreign affairs:
We stand by Israel.
Tom Mulcair, former NDP leader:
It was refreshing because you didn’t get these, “Oh, this is a cycle of violence” type arguments, as if there were really two sides here.
Pierre Poilievre, Conservative party leader:
Stand with Israelis as they carry out their right and obligation to defend themselves.
Bob Rae, Canadian ambassador to the United Nations:
Israel does have a right to defend itself, and that defence will be very tough.
Doug Ford, premier of Ontario:
Israel has an absolute right to defend itself.
Rosemary Barton, CBC chief political correspondent:
as Israel defends itself—
Lisa Raitt, former Conservative cabinet minister:
—defend itself—
Joly:
—defend itself—
Trudeau:
—defend itself.
Al Jazeera correspondent:
Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have used white phosphorous in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at risk.
CBC correspondent:
Israel is ordering 1.1 million people to leave northern Gaza.
UNRWA warns that the Israeli seige has Gaza on the brink of collapse and the agency calls the Israeli evacuation deadline horrendous, saying, “it will lead to unprecedented levels of misery and further push people in Gaza into the abyss.”
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur:
Israel is bombing entire residential buildings, markets, hospitals, schools, churches, mosques. There is no proportionality.
Clive Myrie, BBC chief news presenter:
Hundreds are dead after a blast at a hospital.
Jon Donnison, BBC correspondant:
People are going anywhere they think is safe, but a hospital, not even a hospital is a safe place.
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Does Pro Israel mean Anti Palestine?
In the context of apartheid, war crimes and genocide, absolutely. We’re not talking about the Olympics here.
Great publication exposing
Canada’s politicians BACKING ethnic cleansing in Gaza and Israel. Keep up the good work exposing the hypocrisy of Canada’s politicians in supporting the authoritarian Israeli governments treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Disgraceful.