Air Canada confirmed Wednesday afternoon Mostafa Ezzo, the pilot who appeared in anti-Israel, Pro-Hamas footage wearing his pilot uniform, has been fired. .Ezzo joined Palestinian celebrations congratulating Hamas for their terrorist attack on Israel over the weekend— wearing his Air Canada garb while holding a Palestinian scarf — which led to him being “taken out of service” as of Monday. .By Wednesday, there was enough pushback from the public, including from Conservative MP Mark Strahl..“We can confirm the pilot in question no longer works for Air Canada, following the process initiated on Monday,” tweeted Air Canada on Wednesday. .Earlier on Wednesday, the airline was not ready to cut ties with the pilot completely, posting to Twitter the airline is “taking the matter seriously,” but no mention of termination of contract. .“We are taking this matter very seriously, and he was taken out of service on Mon, Oct. 9," it said.."We firmly denounce violence in all forms.”.It was Strahl who publicly condemned Ezzo’s actions. ."It has come to my attention through social media that following the heinous murder of hundreds of innocent civilians this past weekend, Mostafa Ezzo, a First Officer working for Air Canada, participated in pro-Hamas rallies, carrying posters with unacceptable and antisemitic messages of hate," said Strahl.."In my role as Shadow Minister for Transport for the Official Opposition, I am writing you today to request that you immediately terminate this individual because of these anti-Semitic social media posts and activities, at least one of which features him wearing his Air Canada pilot's uniform..While he appreciated that he has been suspended, he called for further action to be taken by terminating his employment. .Some of the footage was posted by Ezzo, while other images circulated from other sources. .Ezzo was photographed with a sign that reads "Israel, Adolf Hitler is proud of you,” and another with a sign labelled “F--- you Israel, burn in hell.".A third photo shows the Israeli flag being thrown into a trash can.
