No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

With both the Israeli PM and the U.S. president ignoring public opinion, it’s time for a political leader in the West to tell Benjamin Netanyahu you can’t crush the rights of a million people without serious consequences. Canada should stand up.

Should Benjamin Netanyahu proceed with his takeover of Gaza, there is a diplomatic card that could be played. At the minimum, ambassadors to Israel could be recalled. At the maximum, countries could suspend diplomatic relations, writes Michael Harris. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 18, 2025

HALIFAX—No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City.

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