Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris needs America’s allies to demonstrate strict adherence to international law in the Gaza conflict. That will make it easier for her to do the same. And our new day for blog posts going forward will be Wednesday, not Friday.
We outline our plan for a viable, secure path to full Palestinian statehood. But first our government must call on Israel to support a permanent ceasefire now.
Today we examine the terrible impact of Israel’s illegal doctrine of disproportionate force, assess renewed ceasefire negotiations and ponder the implications of possible ICC arrest warrants against senior Israeli political and military figures.
Serious attention is finally starting to be paid to realistic peace negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict. And Canada must sanction the Israeli War Cabinet for gross human rights violations in Gaza.
Non-permanent UN Security Council members lead the way on passage of a resolution calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire. We also closely examine the positive policy implications of the amended NDP motion passed in the House of Commons on 18 March.
After backtracking by the PM, Canada has finally done the right thing and reinstated UNRWA funding. The next step is to immediately stop all arms exports to Israel.