The Canadian Peace Congress condemns in the strongest possible terms the Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Directed against innocent civilians, civilian infrastructure and political leaders in Lebanon, this escalation is specifically designed to expand the genocide happening in Palestine to its northern neighbour. Today we have learned that Zionist forces have launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.

The attacks on Lebanon follow a year of genocidal war on Palestine in both Gaza and the occupied territories of the West Bank. Thousands upon thousands of mostly women and children have died and the entire Gaza Strip has been turned into rubble as the Zionist Netanyahu government continues its long standing policy of ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their homeland. 

Israel, with the unconditional support of US imperialism and its allies in Europe and Canada, has committed and continues to commit untold numbers of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Further it completely disregarded calls from the UN to halt its illegal war on Palestine, and has worked systematically to expand the war into the entire region.

The Canadian Peace Congress stands in complete solidarity with the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon and the entire West Asia region. We denounce Israeli aggression with the full understanding that without the direct support of US imperialism Zionist Israel would be unable to continue its aggression.

We specifically condemn the support given Israel by the government of Justin Trudeau. We call for an immediate two way halt to all arms shipments to Israel as well as an end to Israeli Occupation Forces recruitment in Canada. We also demand an end to charitable status for all Zionist organizations which use fake charities to expand illegal settlements and support the Israeli military.

Further we denounce the cowardly stance taken by the Liberal government when it abstained from voting on the resolution to admit Palestine into the United Nations.

The Canadian Peace Congress calls for an immediate and permanent cease fire in Palestine. We reiterate our support for the broadest possible campaign calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions against the Israeli state. Further we support the immediate creation of the independent State of Palestine within the borders of 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital.

No to aggression against Lebanon!
Stop Israeli war crimes now!
Free free Palestine!
No to a regional war in West Asia!

Executive, Canadian Peace Congress
October 1, 2024