It’s long overdue for the Canadian government and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly to condemn – clearly and unequivocally – Iranian-backed Hezbollah for its unprovoked attacks on Israeli civilians.
While Israel has been at war with Hamas in the south, Hezbollah has been launching rocket attacks from the north – actions it has undertaken for months with almost no comment from the Canadian government.
Tens of thousands of Israeli families have had to abandon their homes in the north to find refuge elsewhere. Many have been reported injured and homes and farms damaged. Hezbollah has released footage of their operatives firing on innocent Israeli civilians.
We have consistently called on the government to take a stand against this terror group attacking civilians. We even wrote an op-ed in January in the Toronto Star about this very issue.
As the threat of Hezbollah inciting war along the Israel-Lebanon border looms, Minister Joly must use Canada’s global voice to clearly state that Canada will not stand for Hezbollah’s relentless aggression.
Hezbollah is a listed terrorist entity in Canada. Its Iranian ties are no secret – the country is one of Hezbollah’s biggest backers. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps was recently added to Canada’s terror list. We cannot stand by as a terrorist group attacks civilians, incites conflict, and further destabilizes the Middle East.
The ties between Canada and Lebanon are deep and historic. We’re confident that, if the Canadian government showed leadership in pushing back against Hezbollah’s relentless aggression, it could help avert a potential war.
Nine months after Hezbollah began its deadly game of provocation against Israel, Canada must call out the dangerous influence and destructive role the terror group has been playing in the region. A failure to condemn Hezbollah’s terror attacks is only giving them free reign to push Israel toward yet another war.
It is essential that Canada demonstrate its support for Israel, our only democratic ally in the region, and show they understand the threat Hezbollah poses to civilians and to peace in the Middle East by condemning the terrorist group loudly and clearly
We need you to help send that message to Minister Melanie Joly and the Government of Canada. A government that claims to be committed to a peaceful resolution to the conflict must not fail to condemn Hezbollah’s dangerous and provocative aggression.
On behalf of the Jewish community in Canada and our many allies, tell the Canadian government that it must, by condemning Hezbollah’s actions, recognize the dangerous and destructive role Hezbollah has played in its targeting of Israel.
Sincerely,
CIJA
I sent the email to Minister Joly.
