Protesters in Canada stage a sit-in at a factory selling weapons to ‘israel’
Protesters in Canada have conducted a sit-in demonstration outside the Collins Aerospace facility, urging the firm to halt the sale of weapons components intended for military aircraft destined for Israel.
Activists have reported that protestors obstructed morning shift employees from accessing their workplace at a company located in Oakville, Ontario.
Protesters urged the Canadian government to enact a comprehensive arms embargo against Israel, and demanded that Collins Aerospace cease the sale of weapons components intended for fighter jets and attack helicopters destined for the occupied territories.
Rabbi David Mivasair, representing Independent Jewish Voices Canada during the recent event, emphasized that the armaments produced at Collins Aerospace are reportedly employed in the large-scale fatalities of Palestinians, contravening fundamental principles of humanity and dignity upheld by their tradition.
He further stated that by benefiting from this violence, Canada is failing to uphold its moral and legal responsibilities.
Dalia F, a Palestinian resident of Oakville, Ontario, expressed her distress during a protest, stating, “My family members in Gaza have been killed and are continually terrorized by Israel’s relentless bombing. It deeply troubles me to realize that components of these bomber planes are manufactured at the Collins Aerospace factory in Oakville, where I reside.”
The demonstration was coordinated by a coalition of groups, including Oakville for Palestine, Labour For Palestine, the Palestinian Youth Movement in Toronto, and World BEYOND War.
On October 7 of the previous year, Israel initiated a significant military offensive in Gaza following an unprecedented operation by Palestinian resistance groups. This action was in response to what were deemed intensified acts of aggression by Israel against the Palestinian populace.
Since the onset of hostilities, the Israeli government has been accused of committing war crimes in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of at least 43,972 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, and injuring approximately 104,000 individuals.
Several Western nations persist in supplying lethal weaponry to Israel, despite widespread appeals to cease their involvement in the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, which critics describe as genocidal.
In March, a coalition of Canadian and Palestinian human rights attorneys initiated legal action against the Canadian government, accusing it of facilitating the bombing of the Gaza Strip by supplying arms to Israel.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of providing inaccurate information to the public regarding arms sales to Israel.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced increasing calls to halt arms exports to Israel, yet his administration has consistently sought to minimize Canada’s involvement in bolstering Israel’s military capabilities.
