Canada urges Israel to scrap new West Bank settlements

Friday, May 30, 2025, 6:21 pm

Canadian officials have issued a pointed call for Israel to abandon its plans for establishing new settlements in the occupied West Bank. The diplomatic message underscores the country’s longstanding reservations about settlement expansion and its hopes to temper regional tensions—because sometimes diplomacy comes with a side of stubborn insistence.

nationalpost.com / Vivian Bercovici: Carney offers nothing but empty words on protecting Jews, furthering Mideast peace

The PM seems oblivious to the realities of the Israel-Hamas war, and the Islamist threat faced in Canada

theglobeandmail.com / Canada calls on Israel to abandon plans for new West Bank settlements

Meanwhile, Hamas said Friday it was still reviewing a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

lapresse.ca / Cisjordanie | Le Canada appelle Israël à abandonner son projet de nouvelles colonies

Le Canada appelle Israël à abandonner ses plans d’autoriser l’établissement de 22 colonies juives en Cisjordanie occupée dévoilé jeudi, qu’il juge illégaux.

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