According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, more than 20,000 patients and wounded people are currently waiting to travel abroad for medical treatment. Despite the overwhelming need, official data provided by al-Waheidi shows that only 154 children have been allowed to leave Gaza since the crossing partially reopened in February.

Former Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy has heavily criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in March 2026. Axworthy argued the support broke with Canadian tradition by backing a “unilateral and unlawful” action not authorized by the UN, comparing it unfavorably to Canada’s 2003 refusal to join the Iraq war.

Israel is dangerous for Jews, precisely because it presents itself as the representative of the Jewish people across generations. When, together with the United States, it bombs Iran and crushes Lebanon, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, Israel does so in the name of the Jewish people, not just in the name of its Jewish citizens

This war on Iran would have never happened if the Western world had not allowed Israel’s genocide in Gaza. It would not have been attempted if there had been accountability for Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Iran war is enabled by the military, financial, and diplomatic support of Western governments for the apartheid state of Israel and its right-wing extremist government.