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Canada Formally Recognizes the State of Palestine Before UN General Assembly Trip

Ottawa cites Palestinian commitments to hold elections that would exclude Hamas candidates.

Counter-rallies with flags representing Israel and Palestine at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (R), flanked by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, speaks during a press conference on July 30, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers opening remarks at the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday September 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Overview

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the recognition on Sunday before traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly.
  • Carney said Israel’s current government is preventing the prospect of a Palestinian state, prompting the policy reversal.
  • Canada offered to participate in a coordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.
  • Carney said the Palestinian Authority made direct commitments to hold general elections next year with Hamas barred from running.
  • The same day, the United Kingdom and Australia issued recognitions, Mahmoud Abbas praised Canada’s move, and Canadian Jewish groups and families of Oct. 7 victims condemned it.