The Liberal government’s inconsistency on Israel-Palestine is harmful

Like Israel, Canada was built on the dispossession and forced removal of Indigenous peoples from their lands. It is Canada that is best positioned to understand that truth must come before reconciliation if it wants to demonstrate that it has learned from its history with First Nations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on Dec. 13, 2023. Palestinian-Canadian community leaders are disappointed in the fact that the Liberal Party of Canada clearly remains divided on Israel-Palestine, writes Shireen Salti. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHIREEN SALTI

December 18, 2023

I, like many other Palestinian-Canadians, was cautiously optimistic following Canada’s recent vote in support of a humanitarian ceasefire at the United Nations General Assembly on December 12.

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