The vast majority of the members of the General Conference of the New Democratic Party in Canada voted in favour of a resolution entitled “Justice and Peace for Israel and Palestine,” which calls for an end to the Israeli occupation, an economic embargo on Israeli settlements, and a freeze on the bilateral arms trade between Canada and Israel until the rights of the Palestinian people are respected. From its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its appreciation and gratitude for Canada’s position to issue this historic resolution, which establishes a new phase in moving forward towards defending the rights of the Palestinian people including their right to establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. For further details, click here