Recognition of Palestine: “Words are not enough”

For some, it arrives too late; For others, it could further stir up hatred in the country. Like the war in Gaza, Ottawa’s intention to recognize Palestine as a state next September (following the traces of France and the United Kingdom) divides communities.

Whether in an interview or on social networks, organizations and individuals in the country have reported a wide range of reactions to this announcement.

This recognition should have been done a long time ago, but it’s goodlaunched the Palestinian Ihmayed Ali from the outset. I hope it will encourage countries that hesitate to do the same.

For Mirvat Alshrafi, who grew up in Gaza, It is a sign of hope for the future of our community. The world begins to see us and understand our fightshe said in an interview with CBC.

I hope this international pressure will help end the war.

As a Jewish woman, I believe that the state of Israel must be forced to stop its actions and that Canada must do more than only recognize Palestinehowever, a student at a student at McGill University named Casey Brinkman.

Words are not enoughalso thinks Mr. Ali, born in a refugee camp in Lebanon before emigrating to Montreal. The only thing that happens in Gaza is currently a genocide and ethnic cleaning, and Canada must stop supporting the Israeli army by sending it weapons and military machinery.

The Canadian government affirms, with certain reservations, that he has not approved weapons in Israel since January 2024. However, ONG Propaletinian who rely on public data from the government claim the opposite.

Until now, the government has forgotten to approach or clarify the data presented in this report which demonstrates the extent of Canadian complicity in the atrocities committed by Israeldenounced Boutaina Chafi, organizer in the Palestinian Youth Movement, one of the organizations behind this report.

Canada should Immediately prohibit all armaments to Israel […] and make public the complete list of its exportsaccording to International Amnesty.

Without these steps, the concern for the residents of Assieged Gaza will remain empty of meaning and will strengthen the impunity of Israel in a lawless world.

In the Gaza Strip, a territory smaller than the island of Montreal where nearly 2 million Palestinians are crowded, the population is hungry due to restrictions on humanitarian aid. According to Doctors Without Borders, a quarter of pregnant children and women suffer from malnutrition.

The war was triggered by an unprecedented attack by the Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. In response, Israel launched a destructive military operation which has already killed 60,000.

War, said Mr. Ali, could end in two days If the international pressure pushed the United States, the main armament supplier in Israel, to stop support the attacker.

“Laughable” conditions

For a long time, Canada advocated the solution to two states, which implies the creation of a Palestinian state once an agreement will emerge from negotiations with Israel. However, this process is in an impasse, the Prime Minister admitted when he was announced on Tuesday.

Mark Carney, however, set out certain conditions so that Canada recognizes the Palestinian state. For example, the Prime Minister is counting on The promise of its president Mahmoud Abbas to organize general elections in 2026 and not to militarize the Palestinian state. Hamas, he insisted, must not play No role in governance state.

The vice-president of the Consultative Center for Jewish and Israeli Relations, Eta Yudin, believes that Ottawa puts the cart in front of the oxen with this new approach. In our opinion, we must start by ensuring that the conditions are achieved before formalizing the recognition of a Palestinian Stateshe said in an interview with Radio-Canada.

She fears that this sequence of events will Strengthens those who use the importation of this conflict to target the Jewish community with anti -Semitism, hatred, toxicity and incentive to violence in our streets.

We also want the return of peace to our streets. We would like this very disturbing rise in anti -Semitism with us to calm down.

The conditions imposed by Ottawa are laughableconsiders the Israeli Maayan Shavit, whose cousin Carmel Gat died after being taken hostage by Hamas.

If we talk about elections, how can we do something different when there are still 50 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza? Hamas has the whole room for maneuvershe launched in an interview with CBC.

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Blum assures that the Jewish community Pray for the end of this painful conflict. If the pressure of international governments was on Hamas, we would not speak of a ceasefire, that would go awayhe deplores.

We don’t want to go back to the conditions [qui régnaient avant le] October 6 [2023]which made possible on October 7, 2023add Ms. Yudin. We fear that by acting too quickly without ensuring that the conditions are ready, we risk sending the message to terrorist groups, to Hamas, that they have succeeded and that they can continue.

The president of the Jewish organization B’Nai Brith, Richard Robertson, also testified to these concerns on X: [Cette reconnaissance de l’État de Palestine] could compromise the efforts made to achieve lasting peace et Could also be used by anti-Israeli extremists as an approval of their vitrioral actions that have fomented hatred across Canada.

With the information of Colin Côté-Paulette and of CBC