Canada 'Bout to Officially Stan Palestine? 🇨🇦🤝🇵🇸 (But There's a Catch)

The Deets

Alright, listen up, y'all. Prime Minister Carney just said Canada's thinking about recognizing Palestine as a real-deal country at the UN General Assembly this September. Sounds kinda fire, right? But hold up; there's a whole lotta strings attached, like your earbuds after you put them in your backpack. 🙄

Basically, Canada is like, "We're only gonna do this if the Palestinian Authority steps up their game." Carney wants to make sure they hold elections in 2026 (and Hamas ain't invited to that party, apparently). Plus, they gotta agree to, like, demilitarize. Keep the peace, ya know?

Why is Canada doing this? They're saying it's to keep the two-state solution alive. Plus, things are looking kinda sus in Gaza, and both sides ain't making it easy. The PM basically told it how it is! 🗣️

But wait, there's more! ☕ The Israeli embassy in Ottawa is BIG mad. They're straight-up rejecting Canada's plan. And the US President? They're hinting this whole thing could mess with our trade deals. Awkward! Even the Conservative Party in Canada thinks this is a bad move. Sheesh! The NDP, on the other hand, is yelling for an arms embargo and a trade deal suspension with Israel. So much for peace.

On the flip side, the National Council of Canadian Muslims is living for this decision. Slay! Some former Canadian diplomats are also hyped and calling for even MORE action, like an arms embargo on Israel, stopping trade from Israeli settlements, and getting the UN to step in for a ceasefire and humanitarian help in Gaza. Like they always say, do what you want to do until the haters hate!

For context, Palestine already has a special office in Ottawa, but this could upgrade it to a full-blown embassy. Right now, the Palestinian Authority runs some parts of the West Bank, while Hamas is doing their thing in Gaza. And get this: there haven't been any elections in the Palestinian territories since 2006. No cap!