4/5 These amendments didn't please many people but from the perspective of those supporting an end to hostilities, an end to the Genocide, and perhaps most importantly, a shift in how Canada sees and supports Israel, I think it is a big step forward.
No, it's not a binding motion, but with it passing with Cabinet's support, it is a statement that should be heard internationally as well especially on these points:
1) It calls explicity for an immediate ceasefire.
2) it calls on Israel to respect International Humanitarian Law which by referencing “suffering of all Palestinian civilians” clearly implies the inclusion of the concept of Proportional response in war and declares support for the International Court of Justice.
3) it calls on Canada to cease further transfer of arms to Israel -- more on this next.
4) calls for the establishment of the State of Palestine. (though doesn't declare it, which was the original intent of the motion -- perhaps the biggest watering down... but also the price paid perhaps for the concessions in the amendments listed above)
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