Some of Canada’s left-wing politicians, professors, and other public figures have expressed support to varying degrees for Palestinian actions toward “decolonization.”

While “decolonization” has become a common and favourably viewed word among the Canadian Left, some have decried the Palestinian terrorist attacks to this end. Others have instead spoken strongly against Israel as a “colonizer.”

Hamas terrorists descended on Israeli civilians using paragliders on Oct. 7, killing hundreds. In the following days, some left-wing groups used the image of the paraglider alongside messages of support for the Palestinian resistance.

Ontario NDP MPP Hal David Berman expressed disgust at one such post from the Chicago branch of Black Lives Matter (BLM).