The NDP's motion to recognize Palestine as a state was dramatically altered before the final vote in the House of Commons. The amended version aligns with Canada's existing policy of actively pursuing a two-state solution and includes reference to Hamas as a terrorist organization.
The societal fissures forming around the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip played out Monday in the House of Commons as an NDP motion to recognize Palestine as a state was turned on its head before the final vote. MPs debated the non-binding but highly symbolic motion for hours, reflecting the emotional dispute about the Palestinian right to self-determination and Israel 's right to defend itself that has unfolded over the months since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
But at the 11th hour, the governing Liberals tabled a substantial motion that dramatically softened the NDP's original call, to the dismay of Opposition Conservatives and at least two Liberal MPs who planned to vote against the original motion. The amended version instead urges Canada to "actively pursue" the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a negotiated two-state solution, which aligns with Canada's existing policy. It also included reference to Hamas as a terrorist organization and a demand that Hamas lay down its arm
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