I think Carter's criticism of Canada is unfair as they probably haven't contributed a lot to this conflict.
However, when you have a country that has become reliant on aid money because of the policies of a neighbouring country, which has been bankrolled financially, militarily and politically by the West, then you only punish the people by discontinuing your aid to them. Canada providing money to the Palestinian Government IS NOT going to affect Israel or change their position. At the end of the day, it is Israel, not Hamas who is doing all the killing at the moment. It is Palestinians, not Israelis who are starving and dying in mass numbers.
This decision is politically motivated to cow-tow to the Jewish lobby.
To call it a crime is unnecessary and inaccurate. To describe it as irresponsible and unfair are the terms I would use.
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He always criticizes Israel for any attempt to enforce their sovereignty, while failing to condemn the Palestinians for their atrocities. |
OLMERT, ABBAS HOLD TALKS IN JERUSALEM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday in Jerusalem in the first substantive talks in person between the two leaders in almost two years.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...lestinians.html
ABBAS DECLARES HAMAS FORCE 'ILLEGAL'
Hamas defied Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's decree Saturday that its paramilitary unit is illegal, saying it will double its ranks and fight any attempt to disband the force.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...ians-hamas.html
Okay we are looking at civil war now? I believe a lot of Palestine's problems have always begun and ended with their own people not being bridled. If you do not have sufficient law and enforcement to stop people from going into Israel and engaging in war then you will always have problems with the other side. If they can weed out all the weapons and really restore law and order then they will see peace, BUT I think not - as was said before - these people have grown up seeing blood (both sides) and have a passion for it.
West Bank Handover
JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinians have been conducting behind-the-scene negotiations regarding handing over most of the West Bank to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to top Egyptian diplomatic sources who told WND they were directly involved with the talks. Ref. https://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53888
Ok id like to redirect the discussion a bit with a question before I put my views.
What are the justifications for the continuing existence of the State of Israel?
ISRAELI PLANES POUND HAMAS AMID GAZA FACTIONAL BATTLES
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets for the third day in a row Friday, killing eight people amid continued fighting between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...rael-hamas.html