What gives with Canada, Palestine, and Israel?

When people speak of a 'two-state solution,' a question arises: will the new Palestinian state be like Costa Rica or Yemen? Perhaps it is why over 90 per cent of Israeli Arabs prefer to stay in Israel rather than to live in a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister Mark Carney.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Opinion

BY NELSON WISEMAN

October 15, 2026

TORONTO—Last year, Mark Carney told Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas that Canada intended to recognize the state of Palestine. He predicated Ottawa’s recognition on the PA’s commitment to reform itself, demilitarize Palestine, and hold general elections. T...

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