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Swift News
Canada now officially recognizes the state of Palestine and is doing so with international partners to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, according to a statement from Prime Minister Mark Carney's office released Sunday morning.
"Over many decades, Canada's commitment to [a two-state solution] was premised on the expectation that this outcome would eventually be achieved as part of a negotiated settlement," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
However, that possibility "has been steadily and gravely eroded" by several developments, including the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, the Israeli parliament's resolution supporting annexation of the occupied West Bank and the Israeli government's restrictions on humanitarian aid.
"Hamas has terrorized the people of Israel and oppressed the people of Gaza, wreaking horrific suffering," the PMO statement said. "Hamas has stolen from the Palestinian people, cheated them of their life and liberty and can in no way dictate their future."
In addition, "the current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established.... It is now the avowed policy of the current Israeli government that there will be no Palestinian state."
The PMO added that Canada offers its partnership in "building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel."
