Canada and other countries that do not recognize the state of Palestine have signed onto a joint statement saying they are giving “positive consideration” to the matter.
The foreign affairs ministers of 15 countries, some of which already recognize the state of Palestine and others who have expressed the intention to do so, signed onto the statement released by France on July 29, and Canada on July 30.
The statement was crafted this week during high-level talks at the United Nations in New York; a conference to revive the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The meeting was chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, but boycotted by Israel and the United States….