Canada Has Also Said It Will Recognize Palestine In September At The UN, Joining France And The UK
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said it will make the move at the UN General Assembly if the Palestinian Authority makes fundamental reforms.
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has announced on Wednesday, July 30, that Canada will also recognize Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September if the Palestinian Authority (PA) makes fundamental reforms.
The move follows similar announcements from French president Emmanuel Macron, who said on July 24 there is “no alternative” but to recognize Palestine, and UK prime minister Keir Starmer, who said a day earlier on July 29 that it would recognize Palestine if Israel doesn’t agree to a ceasefire by September.
Carney said that he had spoken to the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, about the reforms, which included the PA — which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank — holding general elections in 2026 that exclude Hamas and demilitarizing the Palestine state.
“For decades, it was hoped that this outcome would be achieved as part of a peace process built around a negotiated settlement between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority,” Carney said. “Regrettably, this approach is no longer tenable.”
Israel's Foreign Ministry rejected Canada’s decision on X, saying that the Canadian government’s change in its position is “a reward for Hamas” and will harm the efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now killed more than 60,138 people, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7, 2023.
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