Is There A Real Difference Between The Libs And Cons On Palestine?

 

Five Palestinians weigh in on this question and the importance of voting in the election more broadly

I know many of you will be factoring Palestine into your decision on how to vote in the upcoming federal election.

With that in mind, it’s important to know where Canada’s major parties, particularly the Liberals and Conservatives, stand on Palestine in terms of their foreign policy and how they relate to the Palestine solidarity movement within Canada. 

To get a better understanding of this issue, as well as what importance voting in Canada even has for Palestine, I reached out to several Palestinians and asked them if there is any meaningful difference between the Liberals and Conservatives.

Each writer was given 500 words to weigh in. Their responses were written before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney for seeming to acknowledge Israel’s genocide in Gaza (which he later made clear he did not intend to do).

Here is what the writers had to say. Let us know what you think, and make sure to vote at the end.  (more...)

Is There A Real Difference Between The Libs And Cons On Palestine?