‘This is a direct endorsement and a direct financial support to the Israeli military’s devastation and carnage in Gaza.’
The Canadian military recently announced plans to purchase $43 million of a type of Israeli-made missile that has been flagged by human rights groups over its use in Israel’s past and present bombing campaigns on the Gaza Strip.
Anti-war activists in Canada warn that the procurement also directly helps to fund Israel’s war industry, which in turn equips the Israeli military in its ongoing war on Gaza.
The missile purchase was announced back in December. Defence Minister Bill Blair said his ministry planned to buy anti-tank missiles for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) troops stationed in Latvia as part of Canada’s NATO mission in that country.
Defense News confirmed earlier this month that the missile system of choice would be the Spike LR2, manufactured and sold by Israeli state-owned arms dealer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Spike missiles are a multi-purpose “fire and forget” guided munition that can be man-launched or adapted to be fired from vehicles. In its brochure for the LR2, Rafael boasts that the weapon is capable of breaching “up to 20cm of reinforced concrete,” and can cause “immense and lethal damage to structural targets, vehicles and marine vessels.”
One if the missile’s key selling points, Rafael assures prospective customers, is its “high hit/kill probability.” (more...)
Canadian Military Buying $43 Million Of Israeli Missiles Used In Gaza Attacks
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