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SickOfTheOnePct

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8. I'll be surprised...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:51 AM

Jul 2025

...if the conditions for Canadian recognition of a Palestinian state are met.

"Canada intends to recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025,” Carney said — a move that he said was predicated on the Palestinian Authority “holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part, and to demilitarize the Palestinian state."

https://apnews.com/article/canada-gaza-israel-palestinian-state-0c7dfc4b9985491bc1cbaac9e5d954a3

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Trump seeks to use Canada's recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 2025 OP

Trump must be panicked about what happened at the UN on Monday. Macron is now the leader lapucelle Jul 2025 #1

shithole can kiss the Noble Peace Prize goodbye............. Lovie777 Jul 2025 #3

"Everything shithole touches dies." He should touch himself more often. Dave Bowman Jul 2025 #6

If folks want to play pretend and "recognize" a state that doesn't exist in any real way tritsofme Jul 2025 #2

CANADA and other Democraic countries are giving TACO Don the proverbial....FUCK YOU! ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2025 #4

What leverage? Delusional Donny. Ritabert Jul 2025 #5

Canada could claim the current low IQ administration is treating all sentient, caring citizens of the country jls4561 Jul 2025 #7

I'll be surprised... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #8

One has to wonder how elections that exclude Palestinian's most popular political movement are in any way democratic? tritsofme Jul 2025 #9

If you are talking about Hamas, murielm99 Jul 2025 #10

The problem is that they are a political movement. Open elections would likely lead to a Hamas landslide. tritsofme Jul 2025 #11