Conservatives say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood at the U.N. this September “sends the wrong message.”
In a statement issued July 30 following Carney’s announcement, the Conservatives said that agreeing to a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel tells extremists “that violence and terror are effective tools for achieving political objectives.”
Carney said July 30 that Canada will advocate for a Palestinian state this September after agreeing with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that general elections will be held next year, and that a future Palestinian state would be de-militarized and not include Hamas….