Last week, each of Canada's major national political parties made a statement on Israel's violence in Gaza. None of them were acceptable. Please click on the links below to express your disappointment and anger at their largely one-side positions.
Conservative Party Statement
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
Israeli army and the suffocating blockade of Gaza
- Gives Israel carte blanche in its self-styled "self-defence" and
- Gives Israel carte blanche in its self-styled "self-defence" and
asserts that "first and foremost" Hamas' rocket attacks must stop
Liberal Party Statement - almost identical in message to that of the Conservatives
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
Israeli army and the suffocating blockade of Gaza
- Gives Israel carte blanche in its self-styled "self-defence" and
- Gives Israel carte blanche in its self-styled "self-defence" and
"unequivocally condemns" Hamas' rocket attacks.
- Affirms the right to "exist in peace and security" for Israel alone.
- Affirms the right to "exist in peace and security" for Israel alone.
Says nothing of a viable Palestine's right to exist
Bloc Quebecois Statement
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
- Ignores the unending armed occupation of Palestine by the
Israeli army
- Approves Israel's devastating attacks in its self-styled "self-
- Approves Israel's devastating attacks in its self-styled "self-
defence", and faults Hamas for the longstanding violence from
rocket attacks
- Faults Hamas for not recognizing Israel's "right to exist" and
- Faults Hamas for not recognizing Israel's "right to exist" and
ignores a viable Palestine's "right to exist"
NDP Statement
- The NDP statement condemns the violence of both sides, and
- The NDP statement condemns the violence of both sides, and
calls for an end to Israel's siege of Gaza, but does not mention
Israel's unending armed occupation of Palestine
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Thank you very much!
The CJPME Leadership
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