Justin Trudeau’s Government Actively Aids Israeli Occupation
The Trudeau government likes to pose as a neutral player in its dealings with Israelis and Palestinians, concerned only with fostering peace. In reality, Canada gives unstinting support to Israel’s occupation and the brutal methods needed to uphold it.
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau (R) and former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) attend a ceremony in Paris in 2018. (Mikhail Metzel\TASS via Getty Images)
The Trudeau government likes to present itself as objective and evenhanded in its dealings with Israel and the Palestinians. But outside the world of savvy press releases, Ottawa pursues policies that enable Israel’s expansionism.
At the start of last week, prime minister Justin Trudeau had successive calls with the new Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett — who has a record of blasé comments about killing Arabs — and Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas. Foreign minister Marc Garneau recently met with his Israeli and PA counterparts, calling for an end to Israeli evictions, demolitions, and incursions into East Jerusalem settlements.
However, Garneau’s boilerplate appeals conceal the reality of Canadian diplomatic support for the new Israeli government and the PA. Abbas and the PA are deeply unpopular with Palestinians for the same reason they are popular with governments like Canada’s.
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