Ending war & taking on military industrial complex as part of 🌍 @WorldBEYONDWar movement. Tweeting on #Militarism #Climate #Colonization #Abolition #resistance
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We denounce Carney and Anand's horrifying and deeply shameful choice to stand with Trump and Netanyahu as they launch missile attacks on Iran. Instead of supporting the US and Israel’s blatant acts of war, Canada can and must act to advance diplomacy, de-escalation, and peace.
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Today in Parliament, @HMcPhersonNDP asked if Canada would intervene to stop Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems from acquiring a Canadian submarine company.
Disappointingly, the government did not directly answer.
Canada should not be open for business to Israeli companies that are complicit in genocide and illegal occupation.
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Asked whether the government will step in to prevent the sale of Canadian companies to Israeli ones listed for complicity in atrocities in Palestine, Liberal MP @Rob_Oliphant refuses to answer & speaks in platitudes about peace.
Canadians deserve a direct answer. How is this ok?
TODAY & ALL WEEKEND: Three days of panels, discussions, workshops, and performances taking on the interconnections of the war machine, migration, and the border industry, with speakers and case studies from around the world.
🚨REGISTER: worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026
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Tonight, @UofT Student Union passed a motion calling on the University of Toronto to boycott partnerships with institutions that contribute to the illegal occupation of Palestine or that deny Palestinian human rights.
Bravo to all of the students who organized and voted.
The motion reads:
"BE IT RESOLVED that the UTSU calls on UofT to end institutional partnerships with all
institutions involved in the denial of basic human rights or in maintaining the Israeli
occupation, and do not recognize or support the rights of Palestinians under international law including but not limited to: the right to self-determination, the right to equal rights
as citizens in their homeland, and the right of return to their homeland. This includes the
UofT-HUJI Research Alliance and Entrepreneurship Highway, the Lyon Sachs Engineering Research Fund, the Coburn Fellowship, and other partnerships."
#BDS
#FreePalestine
📷 @occupyuoft
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DROP HUJI: Occupy UofT and TSSP's new campaign demands UofT cut all academic ties with Hebrew U. If you'd link to get involved or learn more about the campaign, we will be having a Town Hall on March 13. There is also a petition and email blast. Details: linktr.ee/occupy.uoft
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Why is this government allowing Israeli companies blacklisted for genocide to acquire Canadian companies - contrary to our own laws and policies?
The government's response is what exactly?
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More than two years after the International Court of Justice found Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful, Canada continues to engage in military cooperation with Israel. This includes hosting an Israeli military attaché under the Canada-Israel Strategic Partnership.
In August 2023, a Col. Liron Biton took command of the IOF's Binyamin Brigade in the West Bank. The brigade covers the region of Mateh Binyamin, where over 40 Israeli settlements and outposts are located – sites that Canada has acknowledged are a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and has described as "a serious obstacle to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace."
Is this the same Col. Liron Biton who has been accredited by Global Affairs Canada? @CanadaFP
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NDP's @HMcPhersonNDP asks the Liberals about Elbit Systems' recent acquisition of a Canadian submarine company, and an Israeli-owned company's acquisition of Suncor's stakes in 3 offshore oil projects.
@Rob_Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responds by making sounds but saying absolutely nothing at all.
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The next time you see Israel shooting Palestinian fishermen or terrorizing kids playing on the beach, know that Canada is deeply implicated.
A Canadian company in Port Coquitlam, BC, that has received almost $2 million in our public funds, has been acquired by Elbit – Israel's biggest weapons company.
This will help enforce the illegal naval blockade on Gaza and violence against Palestinians, while fueling wars around the world.
Why are we allowing Canada to further be implicated in terrorizing Palestinians and the commission of genocide?
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"Elbit’s products are integrated into a variety of Israeli warships and other naval vessels. Israel’s naval forces play a key role in maintaining Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza and have intercepted multiple humanitarian aid flotillas bound for the besieged enclave." @AlexCosh_ in @readthemaple.
NEW: A Canadian company newly acquired by Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems has received nearly $1 million in federal grants through the Department of National Defence's "IDEAS" program. readthemaple.com/israeli-arm…
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Canada's sanctions regime against Russia includes a comprehensive two-way arms embargo.
But Canada applies no comparable measures against Israel – even in the midst of an ongoing genocide. To the contrary, Israeli arms manufacturers like Elbit Systems are free to acquire Canadian companies whose technology can be used to entrench Israel's unlawful military occupation of Palestine.
This is yet another example of Canada failing to fulfill its obligation "not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." (ICJ Advisory Opinion, July 19, 2024)
Elbit Systems has completed the acquisition of International Submarine Engineering (ISE), a Canadian company specializing in advanced autonomous underwater and remotely operated systems for the maritime domain.
Together, our combined capabilities strengthen a comprehensive maritime portfolio spanning autonomous surface and underwater platforms, mission systems, C2, sensors, communications, and electronic warfare.
The addition of ISE is expected to expand capabilities in underwater ISR, Mine Countermeasures (MCM), and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW).
Read more: tinyurl.com/2va465m4
Despicable for Israel’s biggest weapons company, the one most arming and profiting from genocide, to be permitted to purchase a Canadian company. The Elbit out of Canada campaign could not be more timely or critical: armsemargonow.ca/elbitout
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NEW: A Canadian company newly acquired by Israeli arms dealer Elbit Systems has received nearly $1 million in federal grants through the Department of National Defence's "IDEAS" program. readthemaple.com/israeli-arm…
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It should be illegal for Israel’s top arms producer to purchase a Canadian company.
Elbit Systems is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians.
Cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, enact sanctions and a two-way arms embargo now.
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"Would you support a motion requiring the City of Toronto to avoid doing business with or investing in corporations directly linked to severe violations of internationally recognized human rights?" Glad to hear these yes'es – we'll be organizing to turn this into action.
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Join us Saturday Oct 10 in Tkaronto to protest three years of Israeli genocide in Palestine. We march for the living, for the martyrs, for Palestine and an end to the genocide.
🗓️: Saturday October 10
⏰: 3 PM
📍: Sankofa Square
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🚨Online course starting on Monday: War & the Environment🚨
Anti-war and climate movements are both fighting for justice and life for all people on a livable planet. No climate justice, no peace, no planet.
Our new course digs deep into these connections:worldbeyondwar.org/war-envir…
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Wow, there's a giant NDA (non-disclosure agreement) up as a Nuit Blanche art installation calling out the silencing of curators and artists who've spoken critically of Israel. It's in the alley off Spadina south of Richmond leading to Cinecycle. By No Arms in the Arts.
ALT Photo of a 10-foot high non-disclosure agreement in an alley in Toronto with fog and people in the foreground. The contract says "NDA" and "I will not talk about getting fired for criticizing Israel"
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#Armsembargonow organizer @rach_small telling 400 participants at Guelph Palestine conference that while U.S.-Canada border is closing to people, the Carney govt is opening it more to weapons shipments through the U.S. to Israel — even tho 500+ orgs in Canada, including the largest labour unions and religious orgs, have called for a complete two-way arms embargo.
🚨Online course starting on Monday: War & the Environment🚨
Anti-war and climate movements are both fighting for justice and life for all people on a livable planet. No climate justice, no peace, no planet.
Our new course digs deep into these connections:worldbeyondwar.org/war-envir…