Kit Andres (Letter, “Canada must stop supplying weapons to Israel,” Aug. 22), cannot speak for Mennonites as a whole and I don’t believe all Mennonites would agree with Andres.

Why did Andres not also make a stand against the U.S. government selling arms to Iran, only Quebec, or against Russia for supplying armaments to Iran, which were used against Israel?

Iran and its proxies started this war on Oct. 7, 2023, not Israel.

The IDF is the Israeli Defence Forces — defence not offence. That is exactly what Israel did on that day.

Who are you six Mennonites defending here? As Mennonites aren’t you supposed to defend the Jews, as the Bible says? Anyone who thinks people don’t have the right to defend themselves, like the Jews, has a serious issue.

George Heidebrecht was right in his Aug. 29 response, “Israel must be allowed to defend itself.“

So, are you Mennonites Christians or is Mennonite just a name you use to hide behind as a blanket statement? What other injustices do you defend?

The woke generation has no clue what is going on. I stand for Israel.

Gerhard Brecht
St. Davids