Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity
October 8, 2025/Analysis by David Heap, co-chair of the London Chapter of the Council of Canadians
UPDATE: The Freedom Flotilla vessel Conscience and eight other boats from the Thousand Madleens to Gaza initiative were all boarded and their passengers abducted early this morning by Israeli forces. You can send a letter to the Canadian government in support of the Freedom Flotilla here. For updates, see canadaboatgaza.org and freedomflotilla.org.
Many of us have had our attention focused recently on the Flotillas sailing against the blockade of Gaza: it is natural to be drawn to this peaceful civilian challenge to the military might of the Israeli occupation at sea. Israel’s deliberate starvation of Palestinians in Gaza as part of the genocide backed by the U.S. and allies – including Canada – makes this year’s many sailings against the blockade all the more urgent.
