Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is summoning Israel’s ambassador to Canada in response to the treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which Israel detained earlier this week.
Activists say 11 Canadians were among those detained when Israel’s navy intercepted 50 boats in international waters near Cyprus on May 18.
Canada is one of several countries planning to recall their diplomats from Israel following the release of a video by the country’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, which mocks detained activists from the Gaza flotilla. The video was posted on Ben-Gvir’s X account on May 20.
The footage seems to show the minister mocking the activists, saying they should remain imprisoned for a “long, long time.” The activists were travelling on a fleet of vessels that tried to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza….