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International Relations

Israel & Palestine platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Israel & Palestine.

Conservative

  • Declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel & move the Canadian embassy there.
  • Boycott Durban IV.
  • Oppose ICC involvement in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
  • Promote religious status quo regarding Al-Aqsa / Temple Mount.
  • Expand trade & investment with Palestinian territories.

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• Set clear objectives to enhance economic, political, and security cooperation to benefit both countries.

• Recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the Canadian embassy to Jerusalem.

• Return Canada to its longstanding policy of not singling out Israel for criticism at the United Nations and international fora.

• Combat the delegitimization of Israel, including opposing the denial of the 5,000 years of indigenous Jewish history throughout the Middle East.

• Boycott Durban IV in September 2021.

• Oppose the International Criminal Court’s politicization and intrusion into bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

• Promote and support regional initiatives that foster peace between Israel and its neighbours.

To support the aspirations of the Palestinian people and a two-state solution leading to a Palestinian state, Canada’s Conservatives will:

• Support the current religious status quo surrounding Al-Aqsa / Temple Mount and recognize the special role that Jordan plays in the safeguarding of Holy Sites in Jerusalem.

• Enhance aid in a targeted manner in the areas of governance and institutional capacity building in support of eventual Palestinian statehood.

• Establish a Canada-Palestinian Territories Trust Account at the International Monetary Fund, with the objective of providing training and economic instruments upon the arrival of a two-state solution.

• Invest in the economic empowerment of Palestinian women and support economic and civil society projects and an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.

• Expand trade initiatives and encourage economic cooperation between Canada and the Palestinian territories and, following the establishment of a Palestinian state, negotiate a separate free-trade agreement.

• Following the successful negotiation of a final status agreement, upgrade Canada’s representation to an embassy to a future Palestinian state.

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Israel & Palestine.

NDP

  • Work towards a just & lasting two-state solution that respects human rights & upholds international law.
  • Play an active role in advancing peace, including by suspending arms sales to Israel until the end of the occupation.
We don't have any Green policies on Israel & Palestine.

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