Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsraeli Canadian Itai Erdal's play "Soldiers of Tomorrow" is based on his experience as a combat soldier. Credit: Hadani DitmarsNixed elsewhere due to fears of both 'Muslim backlash' and 'losing Jewish donors,' Itai Erdal's one-man show sold out in Vancouver. But the pro-Palestinian protests outside the theater are 'like the left eating itself,' he saysHadani Ditmars Vancouver 11:24 PM • May 12 2026 IDTVANCOUVER, Canada – As patrons of the Vancouver East Cultural Centre mingle with a group protesting "Soldiers of Tomorrow" – the latest one-man-play by Israeli-Canadian Itai Erdal (co-written with Colleen Murphy) about his disillusionment with "the most moral army in the world" while serving as a combat soldier in the Israeli army's Nahal Brigade in the early '90s – there is a kind of meta theater afoot.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:CanadaIDFJewish DiasporaJewish cultureOctober 7IDF refuseniksIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovisionIran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'There Is an Enormous Desire': Is It Time to Play Wagner at the Israeli Opera?'Clearly, I'm an anti-Zionist': Play on IDF by Israeli-Canadian Sparks DebateIsrael Advances to Eurovision Finals Defying Boos and Intense Boycott CallsCould Israel's Participation Spell End of Eurovision?'We Want an Israeli Embassy in Beirut': Surprising Shift in Lebanese Talk ShowsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way