Hundreds of shipments of explosives and fighter jet components have made their way from Canada to Israel by passing through the U.S. over the last two years, a new report by a group of four NGOs alleges, examining export data and U.S. Department of Defence contracts.
"These exports are bypassing all of Canada’s export controls because of the way they’re routed through the U.S., and nonetheless, they’re still making it to Israel and directly supporting Israel’s capacity to carry out war crimes in Gaza," said Rachel Small, a Canadian organizer with the World Beyond War activist group.
The report outlines 34 shipments of military aircraft components between April 2024 and August of this year that it says were sent to U.S. facilities belonging to Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, before being transferred "just a few days later" to Israel.
The report also mentions 360 additional aircraft part shipments to an F-35 assembly facility in Fort Worth, Texas, 150 shipments of explosives from two Quebec facilities belonging to General Dynamics to the U.S., and 433 shipments of TNT sent from a manufacturer in Poland through to the U.S., and eventually Israel, after transiting via Quebec's Port of Saguenay.
