Israel Envoy Says Country Can Defend Itself Despite Canada Ending Future Arms Exports

Israel's Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed speaks during service marking the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp at the National Holocaust Memorial, in Ottawa, on Jan. 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Israel’s ambassador to Canada isn’t saying whether this week’s vote in the House of Commons to end future arms exports to his country will actually impact the war with Hamas.

Iddo Moed says the vote was “really disturbing for many Israelis,” particularly at a time when they remain traumatized by the group Canada has deemed a terrorist organization.