Dr. Ayman Oweida he’s doing everything he can to help his family survive. But he hears the bombs getting closer when speaking to them on the phone. 

The eyewitness of Aunt Fatimah, who says she is the sole survivor of an attack by the IDF, has lead Oweida to sign onto a coalition asking the Canadian government to cease arms exports to Israel. 

It might not save his family - but it might do something. 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Further reading: 

• Trudeau Government Authorized $28.5 Million Of New Military Exports To Israel Since October, The Maple, Feb 10, 2023
• Palestinian Quebecers scramble to get families to Canada as Gaza death toll climbs, CBC News, Jan 22, 2024
• Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder, Al-Jazeera, Feb 9, 2024
• Al-Jazeera video of Fatimah Oweida’s account 
• Fanning the Flames: The grave risk of Canada’s arms exports to Israel, Project Ploughshares, Jan 18, 2024

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Broadcast on:

19 Feb 2024