Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end presence of Gaza, West Bank – National

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Canada abstains from UN motion calling on ******* to end presence of Gaza, West Bank – National

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Posted September 18, 2024 1:59 pm

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Canada abstained today from a high-profile ******* Nations vote demanding that ******* end its “unlawful presence” in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year.

Canada’s ambassador to the ******* Nations, Bob Rae, told the assembly the motion was too one-sided to support, though he said Ottawa agrees that ******* is illegally occupying ************ territories.

This morning’s non-binding vote passed 124-14, and Canada was among 43 abstentions.

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The State of Palestine brought the motion to the UN General Assembly, and ******* says the vote amounts to “diplomatic terrorism.”

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The resolution is based on a July ruling by the International Court of Justice, which condemned *******’s rule over lands it captured in 1967 by force, saying this violates international laws.

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Last December, Canada stopped its decade-long policy of backing ******* in almost any ******* Nations vote over concerns about the lack of progress toward a humanitarian ceasefire in the war between ******* and ******.

— With files from The Associated Press.

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