Canada should be ashamed of its 'arms embargo' on Israel - editorial

• Published date: 21 March 2024
• Author: JPOST EDITORIAL
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Israel's supporters predictably blasted the decision, while pro-Palestinian progressives libelously accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza hailed it

The decision also undoubtedly put a smile on the faces of the hate marchers who have taken to Canada's streets since October 7, threatening and intimidating Jews as they call for a "free Palestine" "From the river to the sea."

It also surely came as a sorely needed piece of good news to Hamas leaders holed up in their tunnels far underground as they use Gaza's civilians aboveground as expendable human shields.

Hamas's leaders can, with satisfaction, look at this decision as evidence that if they hold out just a little bit longer, and if, in the meantime, more Gazans are killed as a result of their refusal to surrender and release the Israeli hostages, they are holding, then the world will not hold them responsible for all the carnage, but instead will condemn Israel and seek to tie the Jewish state's hands behind its back.

Canada's move brings joy to terrorist organizations

Canada's decision also must bring joy to terrorist organizations worldwide searching for a winning strategy. They, too, are carefully watching the Israel-Hamas war.

If these nefarious organizations see that the West is standing firmly with Israel, then that will send one message.

If they see that through the cruel use of Palestinian human shields, however, Hamas can survive and murder more Jews and Israeli innocents, then they could be excused for saying to themselves, "This is a great game plan, and if it works for Hamas, it can work for us."

The military equipment that Canada sells Israel – according to various accounts, some $21 million in 2022 – is not going to make or break the IDF or determine the course of this war. What it will do, however, is give encouragement and a tailwind to Hamas and other terrorist organizations around the globe.

What this says to terrorists is that they can send thousands of murderous goons and fanatics armed to the teeth across a border to murder, rape, mutilate bodies, burn down communities, and kidnap grandparents and babies. Then they can run and hide behind their grandparents and babies – secure in the knowledge that the enlightened countries of the West will step in to hold back those they attacked from taking action to prevent anything...