Palestinian Authority

• Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh to resign. Why?

  Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh's resignation comes amid growing U.S. pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the Palestinian Authority.

  World

  Feb 26
  
• Mideast ministers discussed resolution to Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau in Ottawa

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also joined the talks, arranged to see how countries such as Canada can help efforts to secure peace for Palestinians and Israelis.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2023
  
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• Israel approves measures for Palestinians after leaders meet

  Israel’s defense minister approved a raft of measures aimed at improving relations with Palestine on Wednesday following a rare meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

  World

  Dec 29, 2021
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• Israel must stop all settlement activities to prevent more Palestinian conflict: Garneau

  Garneau says getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip is also a priority after the 11-day war that saw 230 people in the Hamas-run enclave killed and numerous houses destroyed.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2021
• Palestinian election delayed due to dispute on east Jerusalem voting

  Islamic militant group Hamas slammed the move as a "coup."

  World

  Apr 29, 2021
• Israel to deliver 5K Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccines to Palestinian Authority

  Israel leads the world in COVID-19 vaccinations, inoculating almost 15 per cent of the country’s 9.3 million population in about two weeks.

  Health

  Jan 30, 2021
• U.S. unveils $50B boost for Palestinians as part of its Middle East peace plan

  Palestinian leaders have rejected the Trump administration's approach to peace in the Middle East, saying the U.S. is biased toward Israel.

  World

  Jun 22, 2019
• Canada stands by UN relief agency the Trump administration calls ‘irredeemably flawed’

  Canada is standing by the United Nations Work and Relief Agency (UNWRA) after the United States announced it would cease funding the agency.

  World

  Sep 1, 2018
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• Arab states back Saudi Arabia in expelling Canadian ambassador over human rights dispute

  Several Arab states have jumped at the chance to support Saudi Arabia in a recent diplomatic spat with Canada, after its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's arrest of women's rights activists.

  Politics

  Aug 6, 2018
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• Liberals providing $25M in funding to Palestinian aid agency

  The federal Liberals are providing $25 million to a UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees that had its funding "redirected" by the previous Conservative government amid allegations of ties to Hamas.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2016