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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country plans to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations.

In a Friday post on X, Carney stated: “Canada supports a two-state solution which guarantees peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians.” He added that Ottawa “will work intensively in all fora to further that end, including through the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the UN High-Level Conference on a Two-State Solution in New York next week.

The Prime Minister also said that Canada condemns the Israeli government’s failure to prevent the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian adisaster in the Gaza Strip.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron declared his intention to recognise the State of Palestine in September 2025.

In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the move, saying that the establishment of a Palestinian state would pose a threat to Israel’s security.

Meanwhile, the Hamas movement welcomed Macron’s intention to recognise Palestine during the UN General Assembly in September.

Hamas described the move as a positive step in the right direction towards justice for the oppressed Palestinian people and support for their legitimate right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on all of its occupied territory, with Jerusalem as its capital.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hmm... I'm not actually seeing anything here that indicates an immediate plan to recognize Palestine as a state. Canada has been a supporter of a two state solution for a long time, but that's only a commitment to working towards Palestine becoming a state, it doesn't immediately imply that they'll follow in France's steps and immediately recognize Palestine as a state. The article offers no further evidence for the claim.

[–] bushparty@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’re absolutely correct. Canada is not pursuing Palestinian statehood recognition. This statement was the second strongly worded statement against Israel that doesn’t contain any specific actions or steps.

But oh boy, wait until warning #3 comes out! I hear it will be even more strongly worded and still have absolutely zero concrete plans or consequences!

[–] patatas@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Al Jazeera is reporting that Macron asked the UK and Canada to join France in recognising Palestinian statehood but neither were willing.

Obviously I very much hope that we do, but I agree, the above tweet does not indicate that we're about to do so.

https://aje.io/f4w0aa?update=3858483

Edit: found the original Reuters report https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/frustration-gaza-alarm-drove-macron-go-it-alone-palestine-recognition-2025-07-26/

[–] small44@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

If they really believed in a two state solution, they would reconize it decades before the genocide. If they really believe in it . They would have stop any military relation with israel way before thr genocide. They would impose as strong sanctions as russia and iran in state level and not just few settlers that are financed by israel government

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 22 hours ago

We just didn't want to look lame compared to France

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Israel failed to prevent the humanitarian disasters that Israel started.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Israel should never have been allowed to exist. Their presence only ever causes pain.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 20 points 21 hours ago

Europe decided Jews weren't safe in Europe so gave up some of their colonial land in order to create a settler ethnostate in the most religiously significant region in the world.

Questioning this is illegal

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 7 points 22 hours ago

Amen brother

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They also have a video / audio of US military contractors firing on Palestinian people after they have retrieved food to "disperse" the crowd. And one american shouted "you got one". The video is taken behind a hill so you don't see the commotion. The video was leaked by a merc that had a sense of conscience.

And Israel, to disperse hungry Palestinians entering the aid area before it was actually open, were fired on by an Israeli Tank. Firing a tank shell into a crowd is not crowd dispersion, its just murder.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Technically they dispersed people in all directions.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 6 points 17 hours ago

Dispersing pieces of people doesn't count.

[–] small44@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

Israel created a famine intentionally

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 29 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

YES! FUCKING FINALLY!

GOD DAMN IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME!

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

He had to ruin a forceful message to Israel by adding the "aLL SiDeS"

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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 25 points 23 hours ago

How brave of them to make a statement, with no plans, goals, or commitments, after the entire region has already been flattened and its people murdered or starved.

This is leadership? Fuck that.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, at least next week isn't fucking September. A couple of weeks ago a 7-month-old baby girl named Salam died of starvation. I have never seen a human being so thin and it was a goddamn baby.

To be clear, I don't expect real action on this from Carney. I think it's disgusting how world leaders have left Palestine to starve and rot. It will get worse.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Until we literally take to the streets this is what we will have. Our government doesn't represent us. Why do we prop it up?

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

Good move from Canada here.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 13 points 1 day ago

saying that the establishment of a Palestinian state would pose a threat to Israel’s security.

Bruh he's not even trying to hide it anymore. Not that he ever did, but at least he had the sense to only say this stuff in Hebrew.

[–] small44@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

Too late. Now it's time to do real actions to stop israel final solution

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I swear Macron and Carney are friends in real life

[–] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Just like Trump is friends with.....oh right.....Putin and Epstein. Wait not the same thing :) "I have the best friends, the most beautiful friends, oh yes...when you hear about my friends you're gonna love it"

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If they had any balls, they would provide escorts to the freedom flotilla.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago

I am sorry, but nowhere does he say that.

The "we want a two state solution, but wont recognize a palestinian state until Israel agrees to it" has been the modus operandi of many Genocide supporting countries. They know Israel wont ever agree to it while they reject putting actual pressure on the Zionist project.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Wait, where does he say he's recognising Palestine?

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[–] gerald_eliasweb@reddthat.com 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This dosent change jack shit. UN memberships have to be approved by all the perminent members of the security council and the US is a perminent member of said council. And in the UN the US always does what Israel tells them to.

If I remember correctly last year there was a vote on palistine becoming a member and the only countires that voted no was the US and Israel but palistine is still not a member because Israel told the US to block it.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

I mean, at some point, you just need to finish the job.

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