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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at the United Nations General Assembly that Canada would provide 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in aid for Palestinians, aimed primarily at humanitarian relief and supporting peace efforts like training Palestinian police forces. Carney criticized Israel’s E1 settlement project as illegal and hinted at future trade restrictions on goods from such settlements. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also called for increased action to support the two-state solution during their respective speeches.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged $100 million in aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank during a United Nations General Assembly meeting. The funding includes $80 million in humanitarian aid and development funding aimed at security initiatives, including police training in the occupied West Bank. Carney acknowledged that Palestinians face "immense human suffering" while Israelis confront threats from Hamas and Iran.

In August 2023, Canada also joined Britain and France to restrict imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a move criticized by some as undermining diplomatic relations with Israel. Meanwhile, B’nai Brith Canada reported numerous instances of antisemitic content in Palestinian educational materials that year.

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3France’s Macron and Canada’s Carney announce plans to build stronger ties Carney prefaced the pledge by noting that Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure “immense human suffering”, while Israelis confront “existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies”.
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🔮 Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Carney outlined that 80 percent of the funding will go towards direct humanitarian aid.
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Canada pledges aid for Palestine as UK and France demand action at UNGA · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada is pledging 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in international assistance for Palestinians in an effort to preserve “the possibility of a two-state solution”. asserted
Canada → announce → solution
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Carney outlined that 80 percent of the funding will go towards direct humanitarian aid. asserted
percent → speak → aid
The remaining 20 percent will be allocated to “support peace and security”, including Canada’s multiyear initiative to train Palestinian police in the occupied West Bank. asserted
percent → remain → Bank
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sales → warm → farmers
3France’s Macron and Canada’s Carney announce plans to build stronger ties Carney prefaced the pledge by noting that Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure “immense human suffering”, while Israelis confront “existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies”. asserted
Israelis → announce → Iran
The prime minister was also critical of Israel’s E1 settlement project, with the “intention to bring forward trade restrictions targeting goods produced in those illegal Israeli settlements”. asserted
minister → bring → settlements
Canada is one of the 12 states that announced restrictions on trade in goods with settlements in the occupied territory. asserted
that → announce → territory
Since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Ottawa has pledged more than 600 million Canadian dollars ($426m) in aid for Palestinian civilians. asserted
Ottawa → pledge → civilians
‘Shame on all of us’ Carney was not the only Western leader to speak on Palestine. asserted
Carney → speak → Palestine
French President Emmanuel Macron also slammed world leaders for restrictions on aid in a UNGA speech on Tuesday. asserted
Macron → slam → Tuesday
“There are those who claim that peace has been achieved, but this has not opened the way for humanitarian aid deliveries. uncertain
this → be → deliveries
Shame on all of us,” he said. asserted
he → say → us
“But what is our credibility worth if we remain inactive in the face of Gaza?” he added. asserted
he → remain → Gaza
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said failure to deliver a two-state solution will “corrode trust” in politicians who have talked about the issue but not taken action. asserted
who → say → action
Burnham told delegates from dozens of countries that the UK has also banned trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank because the E1 settlement expansion plan is “a deliberate attempt to block a two-state solution”. asserted
plan → tell → solution
“We all live in an era of low trust in politics. asserted
We → live → politics
Many people in this room, many politicians around the world, have spoken for decades about a two-state solution. asserted
people → speak → solution
But if we fail to back those words with deeds, we will further corrode trust in the political, diplomatic and international process,” Burnham added. asserted
Burnham → fail → process
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