Germany gets it. We need you to help PM Carney understand.
Germany has made it clear: advancing recognition of Palestinian statehood right now would undermine efforts toward peace. After meeting with Prime Minister Carney, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany does not consider the conditions for recognition to be fulfilled at this time. He’s right. “Canada knows this. We will not join this initiative. We don’t see the requirements met.”
It will not bring home the hostages, end Hamas’ control of Gaza, or improve the humanitarian situation for Palestinians. Instead, it risks rewarding terrorism and weakening the path to a lasting peace. That’s why we are calling on the Government of Canada to change course — and we need your voice to help send that message loud and clear.
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On August 26, 2025, Chancellor Friedrich Merz Germany “does not consider the conditions for state recognition to be fulfilled in any way at present.” This decision comes after Ottawa, Paris and London announced their intention to recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. in September.
In June, Prime Minister Carney said there must be a “Zionist Palestinian state,” recognizing the Jewish people’s right to live in safety in their homeland. As recently as July 24, Foreign Minister Anand affirmed “necessary steps” for statehood, including the return of all Israelis hostages and disarming Hamas.
On July 30, following a phone call with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Prime Minister shifted Canada’s position from being anchored in conditions to one predicated on three promises:
- Governance Reform
- Elections in 2026 for which “Hamas can play no part.”
- Demilitarize the Palestinian state
Even under the most generous interpretation, this policy shift is an empty symbolic gesture that advances neither Palestinian nor Israeli interests, and does nothing to alleviate the region’s tragic humanitarian crisis or move the cause of peace forward.
Emboldened, a senior Hamas official declared that recognition of Palestinian statehood is among “the fruits of October 7th.” Later, the terror group openly called on its supporters worldwide to “intensify popular action” in “all cities, capitals, and public squares.”
This call was quickly amplified in Canada by Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator of Samidoun, a Canadian-listed terrorist entity. On social media, she urged her followers to “take to the streets, act, escalate, mobilize and struggle” — directly quoting Hamas’s instructions and encouraging disruptive “direct action.”
In the wake of Canada’s announcement, we’ve seen an explosion of antisemitic incidents across the country. It’s not too late for Canada to change course.
