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Hope for peace or terrorist appeasement? Two experts weigh in on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood

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JL;DR SUMMARY Canada's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood has sparked a major debate among Canadian Jewish communities and international observers. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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HamasMahmoud AbbasPalestineJewish CommunitiesTwo State SolutionCanadaMiddle East PeaceDiplomacyInternational Relations

Places mentioned

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"That's Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa Wednesday announcing Canada is moving to recognize the state of Palestine when the UN General Assembly meets in New York."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"He joins me now from Toronto."
Palestinian Territories
"And right now, he says, the prospect for this was quickly slipping away, what with the threat of Hamas still wanting to use terror to destroy Israel after October 7th, which he called a heinous terrorist attack."
Israel
"And right now, he says, the prospect for this was quickly slipping away, what with the threat of Hamas still wanting to use terror to destroy Israel after October 7th, which he called a heinous terrorist attack."
New York, United States
"That's Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa Wednesday announcing Canada is moving to recognize the state of Palestine when the UN General Assembly meets in New York."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"President Donald Trump said Canada's elbows-up move which is not in sync with the U.S. position will make reaching our own bilateral trade deal between Ottawa and Washington even more difficult."
United Kingdom
"Recently, on another media outlet, CBC, when they asked you about the United Kingdom's announcement that it would recognize Palestine if Israel doesn't stop the war and let food aid in, I understood your answer to say that that was kind of the wrong approach, that it was used like as a stick."
Turkey
"But Turkey, whose relations with Israel are pretty, with Israel are pretty bad right now."
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