NDP urges feds to recognize Palestinian statehood, sanction Israeli officials [Video]

The NDP is urging the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood, warning that a Conservative government would not protect international law in the Middle East.

“If we go to an election within weeks or months, and if there is a Conservative government, this will not happen,” NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson said Monday.

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She accused the Liberals of lacking “moral courage and political will” to advance the Trudeau government’s stated goal of advancing a two-state solution, where Israel and a Palestinian country exist peacefully.

McPherson says Canada ought to recognize Palestinian statehood before any snap election. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been leading in the polls for months, and McPherson argued the party has been uncritically supportive of Israel.

“We have heard from Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives that they have no interest in international …