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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank's governing body meets certain conditions. The prime minister said the conditions the Palestinian Authority must meet include holding an election and other democratic reforms. Carney's announcement came after he spoke to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas earlier Wednesday — and follows similar commitments from other allied countries in the past week. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the UN to bring in aid and takes other steps toward long-term peace. France announced a similar plan last week, but without conditions. French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday there was "no alternative" to recognizing the state of Palestine and intends to do so at the UN General Assembly in September. In the past week, a number of Liberal MPs have called on Canada to follow France's lead. Toronto MP Salma Zahid and Montreal-area MP Sameer Zuberi said in social media posts that Canada must join France in announcing its recognition of a state for the Palestinian people. Fares Al Soud, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Mississauga Centre, said on social media that justice for the Palestinian people "demands recognition." Last fall, dozens of MPs from the Liberals, NDP, Bloc Québécois and Green Party joined an international call for the recognition a Palestinian state.
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- Ottawa Citizen
John Ivison: Carney's Canada advances terrorists, not Mideast peace
Article content These policy errors have created the very real prospect of mass starvation. Research from Hebrew University indicates that flour prices have increased 80-fold. Even Donald Trump has said that there is 'real starvation' in Gaza. Article content Israel has responded by announcing changes to aid operations: more air-drops of pallets of food; 'pauses' in combat operations for 10 hours a day in populated areas; and the opening of humanitarian corridors to provide secure routes for United Nations agencies. Article content But it is all too late. Article content Three-quarters of Israelis want an end to the war (if Hamas releases all 50 remaining hostages — of whom only 20 are thought to be still alive). Article content They are increasingly aware Israel is becoming a pariah to many. Article content Public opinion across the West is largely united in opposition to Israel. A new Gallup poll this week suggests only one-third of Americans support the Jewish state, down 10 points from last September, while six in 10 disapprove. Earlier polls indicate similar levels of support in Canada. Article content Article content Hamas, which has called on all nations to follow France's lead, must be delighted. Article content As veteran Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal told the Call Me Back podcast, Hamas has always tried to convince the world that Gaza is the victim of its own genocide, in pursuit of the legitimacy it needs for nationhood. Those efforts have proven to be in vain until now, when the facts on the ground have lent credence to such claims. Article content 'This was always the project of Yahya Sinwar (the late former Hamas leader) — that only through violence would the state be born, through sacrifice and jihad,' he said. Article content There is a very good reason why for 75 years, Canada has insisted on the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of, but not before, a negotiated two-state solution: it is intended to be an incentive to bring the Palestinians to the table. Article content Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon raised the possibility of Palestinian statehood two decades ago, on condition that the Palestinians demilitarize and give up on claims of 'the right of return' to Israel. Article content While it is true that the two-state solution is dead for now, and that no talks between the two sides have been held since 2014, in time the prospects for a lasting peace may improve. Article content It makes no sense to have pre-emptively handed over a bargaining chip that could increase the chances of a lasting resolution. Article content Canada's backing for Palestinian statehood would not make it a reality. The U.S. remains firmly opposed and will wield its veto on the Security Council at the United Nations. Article content But momentum is growing. In the last UN vote in May 2024, 143 countries voted to recognize an independent Palestine (Canada abstained). Article content It was not clear what anyone was recognizing. Did it include East Jerusalem as capital of the new country? Did it grant legitimacy to the Fatah government in the West Bank or Hamas in Gaza? Article content The only certainty is that Hamas wants a one-state solution from 'the river to the sea.' Article content
