Netanyahu again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington
Online flight trackers show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew hundreds of kilometres through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday — despite Prime Minister Mark Carney previously saying he would honour an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Netanyahu is wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Spooked by President Trump’s praise of “very good talks” with Iran, Binyamin Netanyahu is rushing to Washington on Tuesday to try to impress upon the US that any deal must curb ballistic missiles as well as Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
The Israeli prime minister requested that a visit due on February 18 be brought forward after Trump touted an imminent follow-up meeting between his envoys and Tehran. Iran insisted that only nuclear issues were on the table.
An article from The Guardian has exposed satellite images and firsthand accounts of the destruction of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery containing 23 Canadian soldiers.
The cemetery, located in the al-Tuffah district of Gaza City, contained graves of Canadian, British, Australian, and Indian servicemen who died in the First and Second World Wars, as well as those who died in UN peacekeeping service.
Satellite images show that the southernmost part of the cemetery, the section containing the Canadian graves, has been completely destroyed.
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Amid the din of global speculation over US military build-up in the Middle East, Israel’s leaders have remained unusually silent.
Aside from some remarks in support of Iran’s anti-government protests this month, Israel’s prime minister has had little to say publicly about his superpower ally taking on his biggest enemy. His government has remained equally silent.
“It shows you the importance Netanyahu puts on this moment,” said Danny Citrinowicz, who served for 25 years in Israel’s Defence Intelligence, and is now senior Iran researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies.
Related … President Trump, Please Do Not Leave Iran’s Regime in Place!
h/t Guitar Guy for the Vid, described as an independent source of Iran news.
Benjamin Netanyahu has objected to Donald Trump’s appointments to a board which will oversee the rebuilding of Gaza.
The White House has started to unveil administrators who will supervise the Strip as part of the second phase of his peace deal, including Sir Tony Blair, White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The “executive board” will oversee the postwar management of the enclave with the “board of peace”, which will be chaired by Mr Trump and other world leaders who are expected to be announced at Davos next week.
Israeli officials report that three countries have agreed to Washington’s request to participate in a postwar Gaza “International Stabilization Force” (ISF). The identities of all three have not been disclosed, though Indonesia may be one of them. Earlier reports also identified Pakistan as a possible contributor to the ISF.
In addition, Pakistan does not officially recognize Israel, and has never designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. It may well have an interest in making sure that Hamas can continue its “resistance” — meaning terrorism.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand summoned Israel’s ambassador to explain why a delegation of Canadian members of Parliament was refused entry to the West Bank earlier this week.
Ambassador Iddo Moed was called in by Ms. Anand on Tuesday. Myah Tomasi, a spokesperson for Ms. Anand, said Mr. Moed met Global Affairs officials that day to discuss the treatment of the delegation.
Six MPs were part of a delegation of around 30 Canadians that also included representatives of charitable organizations. The group was denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities on
Tuesday, prompting Ms. Anand to publicly voice her disapproval of their treatment.
I’m sure the Israeli envoy tried desperately not to smirk.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country’s President, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been battling.
The president’s office said Herzog would receive opinions from justice officials before considering the request “which carries with it significant implications”.
Netanyahu has been standing trial for the past five years on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. He denies wrongdoing.
In the end, it was revelations concerning the manner in which the BBC’s flagship current affairs program, “Panorama,” spliced together clips of a speech by US President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, that forced the corporation’s boss and head of news to quit on Sunday.
But director-general Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, the chief executive of BBC News, have been in the firing line for months over allegations of bias — not least because of the national broadcaster’s coverage of antisemitism, the war in Gaza, and Israel more generally.
h/t MP
Israel, reacting to the usual condemnations from its supposed European allies, is understandably seeking assurance that its armed forces will have, in any future military crisis, an uninterrupted supply of critical weapons, spare parts and ammunition.
As some European states that were arms suppliers to Israel, such as Germany, have embargoed the delivery of weaponry, India seems to be a prime candidate to satisfy Israel’s ongoing needs.
NEW YORK – Alan Dershowitz, the prominent American lawyer, had a blunt assessment about Canada and the Carney government at a recent pro-Israel gathering in New York.
“We have to understand who our enemies are. And our enemy now is Canada,” he told the Post, at the second annual Rage Against Hate conference, Oct. 27, at Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Prime Minister @MarkJCarney was asked today if he would ensure that Netanyahu would be arrested if he came on Canadian soil.
The Prime Minister gave not only the morally correct answer, but the only answer appropriate under international law.
We thank him for reaffirming this… pic.twitter.com/bxwx6bz3qH
— NCCM (@nccm) October 17, 2025
This is BBC’s Live Feed – Donald Trump tells media he is “confident” about having peace in Gaza as he greets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House
President Donald Trump has told Canada that if it recognizes Palestine as a state, it’s jeopardizing a trade pact with the U.S. The threat is more than leverage for talks. It’s a reminder that the West is giving up on civilization and needs to be rousted from its slumber.
“Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine,” Trump wrote Thursday on Truth Social. “That will make it very hard for us to make a trade deal with them.”
When a senior Hamas terrorist praises your country by name, it’s not a diplomatic gesture. It’s not a political milestone. It is a stain. A warning. An indictment of a nation that has lost its moral compass, its democratic voice, and perhaps even its future.
Carney knows. He just doesn’t care.
