Palestine: Liberal elected officials ask that Canada follow the steps to France | Conflict in the Middle East

Canada can and must do the samewrote the Ontarian elected official and ex-minister of housing Nathaniel Erskine-Smith on Thursday evening on the social network X.

Same story on the side of his colleagues deputies Salma Zahid and Fares Al Soud.

Peace [au Proche-Orient] requires justice; Justice requires recognition.

France is the first member country of the G7 to commit to recognizing Palestine as a state.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had to formalize this recognition in September, during the United Nations General Assembly.

France will therefore join more than 140 other countries which recognize the state of Palestine.

Questioned to know if the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agrees with the idea that Canada should do like France, his team has not answered the question.

The office of Mr. Carney rather, as a response, directed the Canadian press towards a publication X made Thursday evening by the Prime Minister who does not mention a recognition, in the short term, of a Palestinian state.

Canada supports a solution to two states that guarantees peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians, can be read there. Canada will work intensively in all instances to achieve this goal.

The predecessor of Mr. Carney, Justin Trudeau, had opened the door, as early as May 2024, that the recognition of a Palestinian state by Canada was done before the complete establishment of a two -state solution. Not necessarily as the last stephe said.

Violation of international law

Be that as it may, Mr. Carney’s Declaration of Thursday evening condemns the blocking of entry of humanitarian aid in Gaza by Israel, while there are more and more deaths linked to malnutrition.

This refusal of humanitarian aid is a violation of international law.

Liberal MP Salma Zahid shared Mr. Carney’s declaration, adding that Canada must support these strong words through concrete actions.

According to her, this includes the recognition of Palestine as a state, as well as more severe sanctions against Israel.

The war in the Middle East has continued since the attack on October 7, 2023 led by Hamas.

Hamas fighters removed 251 people during this offensive and killed around 1,200 others, mainly civilians.

More than 59,000 Palestinians were killed during the war, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. This count does not distinguish between activists and civilians, but the ministry says that more than half of the victims are women and children. L’Him And other international organizations consider it the most reliable data source on the victims.