OpinionMatthew Taub: A year later, what happened to Carney's conditions for recognizing Palestine?
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Canada Recognized Palestine in 2025 Despite Unresolved ConditionsThe gap was 53 days, while Global Affairs declined to confirm whether verifiable benchmarks had existed.
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- Carney said progress had already been made but identified neither that progress nor a threshold it met, while Global Affairs did not confirm whether benchmarks, assessments, timelines, monitoring or consequences had existed.
- The April 25 vote selected municipal and village councils rather than a national government; elections in Gaza were postponed except in Deir al-Balah, where turnout was approximately 23 percent, compared with 56 percent in the West Bank.
- Global Affairs cited Palestinian National Council elections planned for November 1, 2026, and Palestinian Legislative Council elections scheduled for November 28, 2026, neither of which has occurred, without explaining whether either or both would meet Carney’s promise of general elections.
- Hamas remains armed, while Global Affairs said a disarmament proposal announced on July 30 could represent progress only if accepted and implemented by all parties, and Reuters reported unresolved disputes over implementation.
the proposed agreement on the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza that was announced on July 30, which if accepted and implemented by all parties, could mark an important step towards peace and security.— Global Affairs Canada (via email response)
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- For the first time, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt have condemned Hamas and called for its disarmament and exclusion from Palestinian governance.
- This development follows Sir Keir Starmer’s ultimatum demanding Israel end the Gaza conflict by September to allow Palestinian state recognition.
- The call was supported by 14 other nations, including the UK and France, urging Hamas to transfer weapons to the Palestinian Authority.
- The UK’s conditional stance on recognition faced backlash from former hostages and opposition parties concerned it rewards terrorism.
Hamas must never be rewarded for the monstrous attack on October 7.— Foreign Secretary David Lammy backed the statement signed by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt at the UN Assembly.
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