Canada’s foreign minister confirmed on Wednesday that the country was freezing arms exports to Israel due to its brutal assault on Gaza.
Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Canada had not approved any weapons export permits to Israel since January 8, although any approved before that time are still in effect.
“Since January 8, the government has not approved new arms export permits to Israel, and this will continue until we can ensure full compliance with our export regime,” Joly said, according to Reuters.
Her comments came after Canada’s House of Commons passed a non-binding resolution to halt weapons sales to Israel in a vote of 204-117. The resolution also called for a ceasefire and for Canada to work “towards the establishment of the state of Palestine.”
Canadian law prohibits the export of weapons if they could be used in “a serious violation of international humanitarian law” or “serious acts of violence against women and children.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Canada’s decision to stop arming Israel. “It is unfortunate that the Canadian government is taking a step that undermines Israel’s right to self-defense against the Hamas murderers who have committed terrible crimes against humanity and innocent Israeli citizens, including the elderly, women and children,” he said.
The US still continues to provide military aid to Israel despite the massive civilian casualties and the impending famine in Gaza. Under US foreign assistance laws, military aid cannot be given to a country that’s blocking the delivery of US humanitarian aid shipments, which Israel is doing. Senate Democrats have pointed this out to President Biden, but he continues to back the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians.
Where’s the ICJ? The case has been proven 10 times over.
They’re waiting until it’s proven 2.2 million times.
The ICJ investigated the “plausibility” of genocide. The ICC takes up the information and renders a final decision. By the time it does, the Palestinians will be gone.
The ICJ and the ICC are two separate entities and don’t pass cases back and forth in that manner.
> terrible crimes against humanity and innocent […] citizens, including the elderly, women and children,
Mr. Katz is describing exactly what Israel does.
Did and does.
Oct 7 was a crime,as is Hamas and Hezbollah firing missiles at their neighbor.
Yes, Oct 7th was a crime. What followed was a crime that made the Oct 7th crime look like jaywalking in comparison.
Israel needs weapons from Canada? How much more weapons do you need to kill 2.2 million unarmed civilians?
The IDF has probably used up all the armaments they’ve looted i mean borrowed from US warehouse reserves in their country. Was it Operation Cast Lead when they did that most famously the last time ?
that undermines Israel’s right to self-defense against the Hamas murderers who have committed terrible crimes against humanity and innocent Israeli citizens, including the elderly, women and children,” he said.
It’s like they all have cue cards. There is no way they don’t know the numbers, so they know they are lying through their fucking teeth. Reminds me of a couple of our own genocide cheerleaders right here in antiwar’s comment section.
We suspended sending any weapons to Israel since January 8th,,, But we continue shipping arms to Israel based on permits prior to January 8th which are stretched in time indefinitely, another words open ended…!
No real surprise that the opposing votes, tho not explicit in the Guardian link, came from the Conservative Party / PPC side in Parliament – to position themselves for an election run against Trudeau & keep their [White, wealthy, religious, old] (pick any 3-4) base sufficiently (over)represented.
Canada sees that a Genocide is taking place, so this is a good effort to stop weapons going to Israel and they also returned to supporting UNRWA. Canadians will push back against their Government in the name of Peace, in the name of Humanity, so hopefully this continues.
To late Canada and it`s people are complicit in the Zionist GENOCIDE of the Palestinian People just as all the NATO LACKEYS are .
Public manipulation is incredibly effective. Canada is a vassal of the US hegemon. Why are they in NATO, why do they support Israeli war crimes? The only enemy they could have is the USA.
THANK YOU CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Americans are not informed, they don’t know that their president is a demented Zionist. His loyalty is to Israel first, that is why there are no restrictions against Israel war crimes, no matter how cruel and evil they are, he supports Israeli war crimes.
the war crimes were perpetrated by Hamas.
Really? Your lies and allegations have been debunked, don’t you know? Have you no decency, no shame?
Col. Wilkerson, Colene Powell’s former COS: “Hamas had every right to attack Israel” that is the true international law. Hamas is resisting, retaliating against a brutal, illegal occupier, a government of civilian and military war criminals. There is plenty of reliable war crime evidence of the undisciplined IDF terrorists.
You are wrong about international law. International law does allow an occupied country to attack their enemies, but only combat troops. Killing civilians and firing rockets at cities is not allowed. Terrorists supporters like you have been trying to justified terrorists attacks on civilians for years. Hamas is a terrorists organization who uses civilians as human shields and pawns in PR war.
My terrorists are Freedom Fighters.
The occupied people have no combat troops, the occupier is the enemy, Israel is the occupier and the Israelis the enemy who bombs the occupied cities and kills the occupied unarmed civilians.
HAMAS is NOT a terrorist organization, they have every right to retaliate against their occupier who is killing and starving them, blockades the prison in which they are kept, denies medical supply and much more.
Hamas is doing true SELF-DEFENSE, Israel is the attacker, they have no justification for self-defense at all. The Israelis break the laws, they are WAR CRIMINALS.
Can you tell what rights the Palestinian people have? Do they have human rights or not? Do you know what obligations occupiers have, based on international law? International law applies to Israel like any other nation including the USA.
I have asked many times Israel supporters what rights do the Palestinians have? Not once did I get an answer, not once. No answer is an answer in my book.
“The occupied people have no combat troops”
Why is that something you feel compelled to continue lying about after the facf that it’s a lie has been pointed out to you multiple times?
Why is that a lie, does Hamas have an army with tanks, airplanes, bombs and artillery? They don’t even have helicopter pad, no landing strip for airplanes, if you want, you could call them an army, they do have guns, AR -15 maybe? The valueless Western powers supply Israel. The IDF is fighting a civilian resistance and bombs unarmed women and children, almost 70% of the victims are unarmed women and children. The Israelis use drones and missiles to kill Palestinian men, one missile per one man, as shown on a video made by Israelis.
Now are you saying that Hamas is equal in firepower with the IDF? Who is telling lies? Does Hamas has an air-defense, nuclear weapons, heavy equipment to dig people out from under the ruble?Thomas, please stop crying for the Israelis on my shoulder, the undisciplined IDF kids are scumbags. The Israelis are horrible hateful people.
“Why is that a lie”
Well, it’s either a lie or an unknowing fantasy based on an inability or unwillingness to find out the facts.
Hamas has an army, and it’s a fairly well-armed one. That’s just a fact. You don’t have to like it. It’s a fact whether you like it or not.
The next time I “cry for the Israelis” on anyone’s shoulder will be the first time. The actual truth and fact of what’s going on in Gaza is bad enough. It doesn’t need to be embellished with fantasy.
“Killing civilians and firing rockets at cities is not allowed.”
Seriously? And who has dropped 25,000 tons of bombs on Gaza’s cities and killed over 20,000 civilians?
Hamas is a terrorists organization who uses civilians as human shields and pawns in PR war.
Like the IDF did with those music festival victims when they refused to give a heads up to the festival organizers about the possibility of an attack? Or when they ignored Egypt’s warning 3 days prior to the Oct 7th attack? Or how about the fact that Netanyahu wanted Hamas in power from the start? And Israel has no peers when it comes to terrorism.
And Israel made those look puny in comparison to their own war crimes.
Good to see the Canadian Parliment fighting back against the Lobby.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Canada’s decision to stop arming Israel. “It is unfortunate that the Canadian government is taking a step that undermines Israel’s right to self-defense against the Hamas murderers who have committed terrible crimes against humanity and innocent Israeli citizens, including the elderly, women and children,”
wow you couldn’t make that sh*t up.
and by the way, notice that the Israeli foreign minister’s name is Israel.
you couldn’t make that sh*t up either.
long ago i had a landlord her name was America Tang – i think she was Korean or Chinese, they all look the same, right? she could barely speak a lick of English – i don’t know how you manage to become a minor mogul in the US without a serious command of the English language. oh i am looking forward to meeting a guy from Mexico who’s name is actually Mexico. that will be hilarious.
then again, my name is Spy which is truly hilarious.
It is!
Seriously Knapp? That comment was against the guidelines?
Actions speak louder than words, Joe Biden.
The Exceptionalism Must End…!
Leahy law.
For all that, this is big; and will have a ripple effect. Now we will watch and see how a frantic BB and his bum-boy loose it.
BB does not care. We are Israel’s largest sugar daddy. Germany is kicking in $$$ and weapons. AIPAC has one big noose around all, and I mean all, of our “representatives”. Which, on its face is ridiculous. The AZC, the predecessor to AIPAC should have been force to register as a foreign agent, as AIPAC should. There is nothing “American” about it. Where does it get some of its money to dole out to our “representatives”? I venture to say from the $3.8 billion we ship to Israel every year. So, we ship money to Israel, then some finds its way to AIPAC, then into the campaign chests of “representatives”, to f*ck over the constituents. You and I included.
The article does not mention that the restrictions only applies to order made after January 8. It also does not mention what Israel buys from Canada. It is not much.
Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Canada had not approved any weapons export permits to Israel since January 8, although any approved before that time are still in effect.
What do you think that statement means?
Canada should do more than pause arms sales to Israel, it should ban all military and economic aid to them. Israel has been committing atrocities against Palestinians since 1948 and taking land from its neighbors and bombing them.
Israel’s supporters say telling the truth about Israel which is criticizing it is antisemitic. They say Israel is “The Only Democracy In The Middle East” or “The Only Democracy In A Bad Neighborhood“Israel’s democracy applies only to Israeli Jews. Palestinians have no rights and are ethnically cleansed by Israel and do not get enough water in their homes. Israeli Arabs have Israeli Citizenship but have fewer rights than Jews although there are Israeli Arab Members of the Knesset.
There is another reason Israel should not receive aid, military or economic from other nations that most people here don’t mention. It is not a Developing Nation.