Leah Goldstein, a champion road racing cyclist who was barred from Inspire's International Women’s Day event in Canada due to her previous service in Israel’s military, said Monday she would reenlist if the country needed her again.

Goldstein was born in Canada but raised in Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) more than 30 years ago. Inspire invited Goldstein to speak at the March 8 event, but the invitation was revoked after an "extremely vocal group" took issue with it. ... 

"Seriously, do we really need to bring politics into this? … It’s insane. I’d run for president or for prime minister, whatever. I’m not into politics. I don’t want anything to do with it. I keep away from it. It’s what divides us. And it has nothing to do with who I am or what I represent or what I speak about. So, what the hell are they bringing this in? They’re just using the IDF as an excuse."