Ari Halevi-Wise, 21-22, was born in Montreal. He visited Israel for a year after finishing high school in Canada, and then decided to remain there permanently.
Halevi-Wise was completing his national service in the Israeli military in 2023. His unit was initially stationed in an area near Gaza, but was moved to the illegally occupied Golan Heights in the days before October 7. His family claims that those who weren’t moved were all killed or captured on October 7. Halevi-Wise’s service was then extended as Israel’s assault on Gaza began.
Ari is the son of Yael Halevi-Wise and Daniel Wise, both of whom are professors at McGill University. Yael is an associate professor of Jewish Studies and English and the chair of the Jewish Studies department, while Daniel is a professor in Mathematics and Statistics. Both Yael and Daniel have signed public letters over the years opposing pro-Palestine activities, including one in 2016 decrying attempts from McGill students to pass BDS motions.
Yael was an Israeli soldier in the past and is included in this database.
(A version of this mini-bio was originally published in a November 2024 article at The Maple.)
