L4P Canada condemns ongoing Israeli genocide & calls for 2-way arms embargo

Labour for Palestine Canada condemns the resumption of Israel’s genocidal bombing campaign in Gaza. Israel has chosen to renege on the ceasefire agreement, rather than continue on with the negotiation. They have only one goal and that is to complete its project of colonial ethnic cleansing within the land of Palestine. Israel has shown it cares little for the sanctity of life, be it Palestinians or their own hostages.

Israel’s decision to resume its genocidal war in Gaza is despicable, but it is not surprising. During the two-month ceasefire, Israel violated the agreement hundreds of times, killing civilians, delaying prisoner releases, and stopping the flow of aid into Gaza. Additionally, Israel began a new killing spree in the West Bank almost immediately after agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza, continued to violate the ceasefire with Lebanon and escalated its attacks and occupation of areas beyond the Syrian Golan Heights. Thousands of Palestinian refugees, in places like Jenin and Tulkarm, were again displaced. With bombing resuming in Gaza and the siege of the northern West Bank, it is clear that Israel is committed to its project of Palestinian genocide and erasure. All this is being aided and abetted by US imperialism through Trump’s genocidal plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and take it over.

As Labour for Palestine, we understand that as workers, our fight for liberation is intertwined with the liberation of workers all over the world, including Palestine. As the genocide in Gaza resumes, we re-affirm our commitment to Palestinian liberation from the river to the sea. We call on all of our comrades in the labour movement to demand justice for Palestine by supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign and taking action in your union, workplaces and in the street. We call on the Canadian government to enact a two way arms embargo and cease normalized relations with Israel.