Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, becoming the third G7 nation to make such an announcement in recent days. Mr Carney said such a move would depend on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding elections next year without Hamas. His remarks come a day after the UK announced it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire and other conditions and a week after France made a similar announcement. Israel has condemned the moves, calling them a reward for terrorism.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 31st of July, these are our main |
| 0:08.8 | stories. Canada has become the latest major Western power to say it will recognize a Palestinian |
| 0:14.7 | state in September if certain conditions are met by the Palestinian Authority. |
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| 1:00.1 | We begin with the conflict in Gaza. Canada has become the latest country to announce plans to |
| 1:05.9 | recognise a Palestinian state. The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, said the dramatic shift in foreign policy |
| 1:11.6 | would happen in September as long as the Palestinian Authority carried out democratic reforms |
| 1:16.7 | and held elections without Hamas. Mr. Carney accused Israel of allowing a catastrophe to unfold in |
| 1:23.4 | Gaza. In the past week, France has also said it well-recognized Palestinian statehood, and Britain |
| 1:29.6 | has threatened to do so unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire. At a news conference, the Canadian |
| 1:35.1 | Prime Minister had this to say regarding Gaza. Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine |
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