This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The HESEG Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Canadian CEOs Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman in 2005[1] to provide scholarships for post-secondary education to former lone soldiers who have completed their service in the Israel Defense Forces.
[1] In 2006, HESEG donated 100 mobile air conditioning units to provide relief for residents of northern Israel forced to live in bomb shelters during the 2006 Lebanon War.
[6][4] Schwartz and Reisman's role in the foundation has led pro-Palestinian activists to organize a boycott campaign of the Chapters and Indigo book chain (Chapters/Indigo).
[6][4] In light of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, criticism of the IDF has escalated in regards to its international human rights and humanitarian law record.
Yves Engler wrote that HESEG violates CRA rules by being one of many Canadian charitable organizations that send money to the IDF.