In Gaza, Canadian assistance parachuted after the restrictions

Canadian aid is parachuted on the Gaza Strip one day after Ottawa announced its intention to recognize the Palestinian state, a decision that has aroused both praise and convictions in the Middle East.

Israel has slightly softened its draconian restrictions on the delivery of food and medication to Palestinian territory, in response to the international outcry aroused by famine deplored in the enclave.

After hundreds of people have been shot in aid sites managed by Israel, Ottawa and Canadian charitable organizations have urged the Hebrew state to allow entry of Gaza Trucks for Distribution through the United Nations.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, said, in a publication on X, that Jordan participated in the parachuting of Canadian aid and published a photo of pallets aboard an airplane, on which Canadian flags were stuck.

However, humanitarian aid experts warn that help parachuting is much less effective than truck convoys. Some parachuted pallets have fallen into the sea, and at least one hit and killed Palestinians on the ground.

Parachutages will not revers the famine that worsens. They are expensive, ineffective and can even kill hungry civilianswrote Philippe Lazzarini, director of the United Nations Rescue and Work Office for Palestine refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA), on social networks.

Hunger of human origin can only be fought by political will. Lift the seat, open the doors and guarantee the safety of travel.

Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked the aid restrictions imposed by Israel on Wednesday and the need to preserve the path to a two -state solution to justify its declaration that Canada would officially recognize the state of Palestine.

This decision is conditional for the implementation of serious reforms by the Palestinian authority and the election of elections next year, for the first time in two decades.

Before this week, Ottawa had suggested that this recognition would intervene after the peace talks between Palestinian and Israelis leaders.

During last fall, the federal government suggested that it could recognize the Palestinian state earlier due to the expansion of the Israeli colonies in the West Bank and the high number of deaths in Gaza. Carney spoke of these two concerns in his announcement on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister’s announcement was welcomed by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar, as well as by Canadian defenders of the Palestinians.

The Israeli government has condemned this decision, while Jewish organizations in Canada said it would compromise cease-fire negotiations and encourage new violence.

One step closer

Thomas Juneau, professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa, believes that Mr. Carney took a step in the right direction towards peace in the Middle East by trying to legitimize a Palestinian government so that he can counter Hamas.

The Palestinian authority currently controls large areas of the West Bank through the Fatah party. Hamas, which Canada considers a terrorist group, fully controls Gaza.

Israel has been claiming control of the two territories since 1967. Canada and other states consider that this occupation is illegal.

None of the two territories has held an election since 2006, and the pollitions of the Aman anti -corruption reflection have revealed generalized concerns concerning corruption within the two Palestinian governments.

According to Mr. Juneau, he is counterproductive To suggest that the Palestinian authority is too failing to be reformed, especially since there is no credible spare solution.

Words will not overcome Hamas. One of the ways to achieve this is to strengthen Palestinian authority against Hamas.

Carney said on Wednesday that Canada should act to preserve the path to a two -state solution, and that allies’ steps in favor of a Palestinian state offered the possibility of influencing the situation.

Mr. Juneau stresses that the Prime Minister had been clear about the limited influence of Canada on the situation in the Middle East.

It is not a revolution. It absolutely does not change the situationhe says. If countries other than the United States want to have a marginal impact, but real, it must act in a concerted manner.

He added that the Liberals probably took into account the political reaction of the Jewish and Muslim communities to decide their response to events in the Middle East, including the impact of Canada’s inaction.

Mr. Carney may take foreign policy decisions by giving less importance to internal policy than his predecessors, said Mr. Juneau.

Of course, interior policy considerations have counted; It would be absurd to claim the opposite. But maybe less than in the past.

The conservatives argued that Canada encouraged Hamas, while the NPD believes that Ottawa must go further and restrict trade and arms sales to Israel.

Mr. Carney did not give an immediate response when he was asked if he intended to impose restrictions on trade with Israel.