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Irwin Cotler joins thousands of prominent Jews calling on Israel to end war in Gaza

Thousands of Jews, led by Irwin Cotler, say Israel's Gaza aid restrictions are a moral and strategic disaster that strengthen Hamas and worsen settler violence consequences, the letter states.

  • On Aug. 13, 2025, Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler joined thousands of Jews calling for an end to the Gaza conflict, The Canadian Press reports.
  • Amid criticism of Israel's war strategy, the London Initiative, advocacy group, calls its aid restrictions on Gaza 'a moral and strategic disaster' handing a 'propaganda victory to Hamas'.
  • Highlighting military contrast, the letter states that if Israel's military can strike Tehran with unerring accuracy, it can restore order in the West Bank and prevent extremist violence.
  • Amid the signatories' warnings, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, did not directly respond a week after the letter, defending the war as necessary to defeat Hamas.
  • The letter warns that members of your government have used language of racism, hatred and incitement, which is eroding ties and undermining Jewish communities amid a surge in antisemitic and antizionist hate.
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Former Liberal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler joined thousands of Jews who called on Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to end the war and famine in Gaza.

·Montreal, Canada
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Former justice minister Irwin Cotler calls on Israel to end war, starvation in Gaza

OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war and starvation in Gaza.

·Peterborough, Canada
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The Peterborough Examiner broke the news in Peterborough, Canada on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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