American strikes in Iran this weekend are reflected in Toronto, as well as some of the city fear of their loved ones in the Middle East, while others protested outside the US consulate in reaction.
On Saturday, the US military attacked the key Iranian nuclear sites in Fordo, Nathan and Isfahan, the worst development in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Mina Morto, a woman in Toronto who has a family in Tehran, told CBC TV’s Rosemary Barton live that her parents and sister were in Tehran and she spoke to them a few days ago.
She said she had tried to tell them that they were not alone.
“I’m worried about parents, family, friends,” Mordes said.
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Those with the Israel family have similar concerns.
Laurent Atali, born in Toronto Montreler, who now lives in Embikoke, said he has been trying to take his two daughters and their families who live near Tel Aviv for days for days.
He said he had bought them two sets of airline tickets that were canceled by the airlines.
Atali said the last plan is to go by bus from Tel Aviv to Aman Airport in Jordan, but this is not a good solution, as Aman is considered hostile to the Israelis because of the Palestinian supporters who live there.
Ilana Stein and Laurent Atali, the people of Toronto, say they are worried by their two daughters and their families, who are now close to Tel Aviv. Laurent Atali says she has been trying to get them out for days. (Ken Townsend/CBC)
He said he believed the Canadian government could rent a boat or plane from Israel to bring people out of the Canadians.
Atali now said he was glued to the TV to find out where the bombs are being released in Tel Aviv to see if the sites are close to where his family and friends live.
“We were 10 to 15 hours a day for us that evening [watching] The TV. We’re on the TV all the time, “he said.
Protesters gather outside the US Consulate on Sunday
Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered outside the US consulate on Sunday afternoon to protest the US military action in Iran.
The organizers of Iran’s hands said in the media council that demonstrators were condemning Western participation in the conflict and also urging the Canadian government to sanction Israel and apply an Israel arms arms.
The protesters waved flags and wore posters as they gathered in the heat on Sunday in the center of Toronto. (Lane Harrison/CBC)
Passa Golekki, the organizer of the rally, said he watched his hometown of Tehran bombard himself in what he called an “unprovoked, illegal and criminal act of aggression” by Israel and now, the United States.
“We are here in the first place to condemn this aggression against our people – and we are not just like Iranians, but we were with our allies from different communities, from the Palestinian community, from the Jewish community,” Great said.
Noah Shak, CEO of the Israeli Center and the Jewish affairs based in Toronto, said attacks against Iranian nuclear sites are justified, given the danger they represent for the world.
“The Iranian nuclear program is a threat not only to Israel, but also to the broader Middle East and the world,” he said.
“This is a dangerous regime and the world is more convenient without them having access to nuclear weapons.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney, in an X publication, said on Sunday that US hostilities were “intended to alleviate” the threats represented by Iran, but the situation in the Middle East remains “highly variable”.
“Stability in the region is a priority,” Carney said. “Canada calls on the parties to return to the negotiating table immediately and to reach a diplomatic decision to end this crisis.”