Hamas attacks Israel
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Canada, which is preparing shortly to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, will nevertheless withhold full normalization of relations until the territory’s leadership delivers on commitments they made, including releasing Israeli hostages, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.
Speaking to reporters Friday during a visit with Prime Minister Mark Carney to Mexico, Ms. Anand said she intended to speak the same day with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to drive home this point. Ironically, the PA is an outgrowth of the PLO that…well, that’s a different story I guess.
She said Canada’s conditions include Hamas laying down its weapons, the return of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, for Hamas to have no role in the future governance of Palestine and for there to be democratic reforms in the territory. The Canadian government considers Hamas a terrorist organization.
Canada will withhold normalization of relations with Palestine until conditions met, Anand says — The Globe and Mail
Conditions include Hamas laying down its weapons and return of Israelis kidnapped by the Islamist militant group
The UK has said it envisages a Palestinian state in which Hamas is disarmed, plays no part in the future government, and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is subject to elections within a year…which is about two decades past due, & the irony would be that what will probably become the western 1/2 of Palestine will elect Hamas to
The requirement for Hamas to stand aside, seen as a precondition of recognition by France, was backed in the New York declaration endorsed by the Arab states on 29 July and then passed by the general assembly on 12 September. Hmmmm…
What the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood will mean
What does the decision entail and which other countries are joining Britain’s move
The Global Sumud Flotilla has launched the final leg of its journey to Gaza, with at least 40 boats expected to converge in the Mediterranean after departing ports in Tunisia, Italy, and Greece. The fleet includes the Alma and the Family Boat. 
By 17 September, the Spanish and Tunisian convoys were approaching Sicily to join up with the Italian fleet. On 19 September, the convoy departed heading east. The Israeli Navy has conducted preparatory maritime drills.
