The New Democratic Party (NDP) is urging the Liberals to recognize the Palestinian state, warning that a Conservative government would not protect international law in the Middle East.
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson accuses the Trudeau government of lacking courage in its stated goal of contributing to a two-state solution, in which Israel and a Palestinian country would live peacefully together.
Mme McPherson also called on Canada to sanction far-right ministers in Israel who have suggested that starving Palestinians is justified and that certain communities should be wiped out.
The NDP is also seeking a two-way arms embargo, where Canada would go beyond banning new weapons permits and block all military trade, including goods from Israel.
Israeli strikes killed more than 270 people in Lebanon on Monday and wounded a thousand, a week after pager explosions killed Hezbollah militants as well as civilians and children.
Mme McPherson would not say whether she believed the pager attack, which has been widely attributed to Israel, was an act of terrorism, saying instead that Israel is not following international law.
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