No Country For Anyone

Canada is loud and proud of its anti-semitism but once again makes the mistake of believing that anyone cares what it thinks:

It’s a step in the right direction.

That’s how Palestinian terror group Hamas described Monday’s joint Canada/U.K./France statement on Israel, praising the move and calling on Arab and Islamic states — as well as the rest of the world — to take “decisive and concrete action” against “savage Zionist aggression.”

Monday’s joint statement called on Israel to halt military action in Gaza and resume humanitarian aid, condemning suggestions by Israel of a forced relocation of civilians from Gaza.

“We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions,” the statement read.

“If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.”

Response was swift.

Deputy Conservative Party Leader Melissa Lantsman pointed out this was the second time Canada’s Israel policy earned praise from Palestinian terrorists — with senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad praising Canada’s support of a non-binding 2023 UN ceasefire resolution.

“Canada can’t claim to support Israel’s right to fight terrorism while threatening sanctions that would force it to stop,” Lantsman told the Toronto Sun.

“That hands a win to Iran’s proxies. Hamas just thanked Canada — again. So much for thinking Mark Carney would be any different — he’s not.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday criticized the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada after they warned of “concrete actions” unless Jerusalem halts its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“By asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas terrorists on our border are destroyed, and by demanding a Palestinian state, the leaders in London, Ottawa, and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, while inviting more such atrocities,” he said according to a statement from his office.

The statement reiterated that the war began when “Palestinian terrorists stormed our borders, murdered 1,200 innocent people and abducted over 250 more innocents to the dungeons of Gaza.”

Netanyahu noted that Israel backs U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace vision and urged European leaders to do the same.

“The war can end tomorrow if the remaining hostages are released, Hamas lays down its arms, its murderous leaders are exiled, and Gaza is demilitarized. No nation can be expected to accept anything less, and Israel certainly won’t,” the statement continued.

“This is a war of civilization over barbarism. Israel will continue to defend itself by just means until total victory is achieved,” it concluded.

Earlier on Monday, the three countries issued a joint communiqué expressing strong opposition to expanded Israel Defense Forces operations in Gaza and calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

 

Irrelevance has its consequences.