Suburb’s Jewish mayor Jeremy Levi mentioned Israel’s marketing campaign in Gaza is a battle between ‘good and evil’
The mayor of the Montreal suburb of Hampstead Jeremy Levi has mentioned that, whatever the variety of kids’s lives taken, he would proceed to help Israel in its ongoing offensive in Gaza.
Greater than 18,200 individuals have up to now died within the nine-week bombardment of Gaza, well being officers within the besieged enclave mentioned on Monday, as Israel’s retaliatory marketing campaign in response to Hamas’ October 7 cross-border assault continues at tempo. Israeli officers say that 1,147 of its residents have been killed within the October assault, whereas one other 240 have been seized as hostages.
However as worldwide condemnation of Israel’s siege of Gaza swells, Levi – who was elected final yr to control the predominantly Jewish Hampstead group – has mentioned that Israel’s navy offensive should proceed till “good” prevails over “evil.”
“I’m not calling for a ceasefire,” Levi mentioned in a video posted to social media on Monday by Yves Engler, a vocal critic of Israel. “I need the hostages house, however I’m not calling for a ceasefire.”
The mayor added in regards to the growing dying toll in Gaza, significantly deaths of youngsters: “I’d by no means help [the killing of children], it’s horrible. However Israel has to do no matter they need to do to guard the safety of their very own individuals.”
The Palestinian ministry of well being has mentioned that about 70% of these killed within the enclave since Israel’s offensive started are girls and youngsters beneath the age of 18. United Nations humanitarian officers mentioned late final month that about 160 kids are being killed every day in Gaza, or one youngster each ten minutes.
UNICEF spokesman James Elder added to reporters in Geneva in November that situations are deteriorating additional, and forecasted a deepening humanitarian disaster “if kids proceed to have restricted entry to water and sanitation in Gaza.”
“Hamas should be eradicated utterly,” Levi continued in his video clip. “[The collateral death toll] is horrible, however there isn’t a different manner. My coronary heart goes out to all of the harmless individuals who have suffered nice loss on this tragedy, however good must prevail over evil.”
Requested if he would proceed to help Israel if 100,000 kids have been killed, Levi mentioned: “You can provide me all kinds of numbers, my reply goes to be the identical: Israel must eradicate Hamas.”
Final month, Levi imposed a bylaw within the Hampstead group which might see anybody who tore down a poster of lacking Israeli residents fined CAN$1,000 – with the cash being donated on to Israel.
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