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Trump peace plan can work with concrete guarantees and timelines for Israel as well as Hamas

October 14, 2025

There is a historic opportunity for a lasting peace deal in Gaza that will lay the foundation for a Palestinian state. Our blog today examines the way forward and important steps Canada can and must take to that end.

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Systematic, comprehensive, concrete response by states to Gaza destruction is needed NOW

July 25, 2025

In our last post before the summer break, we examine the growing chorus of outrage against Israeli war crimes in Gaza and call on Canada to match its condemnatory words with sanctions on key Israeli political and military actors.

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