The Maple has identified 11 Canadians that have fought as part of the Israeli army since Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel’s most-recent assault on Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, Israel has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians including at least 16,456 children, 135 journalists, nearly 1,000 health workers, 230 United Nations staff members and many others.
The campaign has also damaged more than 87 per cent of housing units and schools in Gaza, destroyed 53 per cent of hospitals and turned the rest into only partially functioning units, and internally displaced at least 90 per cent of the population. Israeli attacks on Lebanon, meanwhile, have killed more than 3,000 people, including at least 185 children.
In January, the International Court of Justice found it to be “plausible” that Palestinians in Gaza have rights under the Genocide Convention that are at risk of being violated, including the right to “be protected from acts of genocide.” In May, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor filed arrest warrant applications for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant accusing them of bearing responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Canada has aided Israel’s campaign in several ways, including by providing it with military equipment. Canadian citizens have also gone to Israel to join its army and take part in its attack on Gaza.
There are no publicly available statistics on how many Canadians have done so. However, in February, Nefesh B’Nefesh, an Israeli organization that facilitates Jewish immigration from North America, said 67 Canadians made the journey since Oct. 7, 2023, 524 opened applications to do so and 900 others said they’ll do the same in 2024. At least some of these settlers will end up in the army due to Israeli law. (more...)
Meet The Canadians Fighting In Israel’s War On Gaza
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