Canada still arming Israel despite official ban, report finds - The Grayzone
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In the course of a week, Canada accused Israel of violating international law, announced Ottawa will recognize a Palestinian state, and sent aid to be airlifted to Gaza. But a shocking new report makes clear that the proposed 51st state still arms Israel’s death machine. Canada sent at least 391 shipments containing bullets, military equipment, weapons parts, aircraft components, and communication devices to Israel since late 2023, despite Ottawa’s repeated claims to have ended weapons deliveries to the apartheid state, […]

“The Canadian government appears to have pursued a strategy of rushing through a record-breaking number of arms export permit approvals to Israel prior to publicly committing to pause approving any new ones,” Arm Embargo Now explained in their report. “This was then quietly undermined by a series of exceptions and loopholes,” researchers wrote, suggesting “the government’s policy shifts were… aimed at diffusing public criticism while maintaining material support.”

  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
    14·
    26 days ago

    But a shocking new report makes clear that the proposed 51st state…

    This source can get all the way fucked.

  • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
    5·
    27 days ago

    I know that advertising (if you want to call this that) is generally looked down upon on this site, but please please please if you have 2 minutes, go to the arms embargo now website (the people who did the most recent report) and write a letter to your MP. It’s all prewritten already, literally takes a minute to input your info and hit send.