It is beyond difficult to witness the deliberate starvation taking place in Gaza, alongside continued deaths at the hands of the Israeli military, and a huge rise in extremist settler violence in the West Bank. It may feel like we have nothing to offer. But that isn’t true. Even though our federal government hasn’t been listening enough, and in fact has just been proven to be lying about ending Canadian arms sales to Israel, we need to press on and use our voices. Our global partners are pleading with us to not forget them and to stand with them.
Please join people around the world in holding elected leaders to account. Please view and use a recent letter from Canadian church and ecumenical leaders here.
Please use the action posted here or another of your choice. In the same post, there’s a link to an excellent new video with Canadian and church experts talking about the aid situation in Gaza and its deadly consequences, organized by Living Skies Regional Council’s Just Peace group.