Canada Palestine Association is appalled and distressed by the decision of the Cultch to platform Soldiers of Tomorrow, a play written and performed by a former IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces) soldier about his guilty feelings for war crimes he perpetrated in occupied Palestine against Palestinians at the point of his gun.
As we approach Nakba78, and as Israelis continue their genocide of the Palestinian people, it is especially egregious for the Cultch to be highlighting the perspective of the oppressor no matter how far they have come in their understanding. Besides being deeply harmful to Palestinians and their supporters, this show contributes to an on-going pattern of normalizing Zionist propaganda while Palestinian voices and narratives are being criminalized, censored, silenced and erased.
In choosing to showcase this deeply problematic work, the Cultch is aligning itself with forces that attempt to minimize Zionist brutality and promote a two-sides narrative, shifting the focus away from Palestinians, their existence and their resistance.
Boycott this play. The Cultch should cancel Soldiers of Tomorrow, and commence a process of repair with the Palestinian community, their supporters and allies. Anything short of that is complicity.