Mark Carney

Representing Israel abroad has never been harder - opinion

As Israel’s war drags on, Diaspora Jews are left grappling with division, rising hostility, and silence on the hostages. Clarity has never been more urgent.

|ByYARON DECKEL
Pro-Palestine protesters join members of the Teamsters union, whose rail workers are in a labor dispute with Canada’s two top railway companies, as they protest outside of a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 27, 2024.
CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER Mark Carney attends a news conference on recognizing Palestinian statehood, in Ottawa last month. The writer asks: Can this be a leader of a serious country who is genuinely aware of the realities of the Middle East?

In recognizing Palestinian statehood, Canada has betrayed Israel - opinion

The latest statement issued by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen by some as an abandonment of Canada’s traditional support for Israel.

|ByALAN BAKER
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Trump Turnberry golf club in Turnberry, Scotland on July 28, 2025.

Trump says Canadian plan to recognize Palestinian state not a deal breaker in trade

Despite earlier posts and comments from Trump on Canada's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, the US president announced that it wouldn't be a deal breaker for trade deals with Canada.

|ByREUTERS
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025.

Canada's recognition of Palestinian state 'dangerously premature,' Jewish groups say

'We will not sacrifice our very existence by permitting the imposition of a jihadist state on our ancestral homeland that seeks our annihilation,' Israel's ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed added.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Slovenia announces arms embargo on Israel, PIJ publishes video of hostage Rom Brasklavski

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets • Ben-Gvir accuses Germany of 'once again supporting Nazism' • IDF soldiers thwart abduction attempt in Khan Yunis • Witkoff meets Netanyahu in Israel

JULY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. January 30, 2025.

Canada to recognize Palestinian state in September, PM Carney says

Following the announcement, Trump threatened Canada, saying that the decision would make it "hard" to reach a trade deal, which the two countries are negotiating.

JULY 31, 2025BySARAH MOSKOWITZ, REUTERS
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

Iran wants to talk about de-escalating war with Israel, Trump says

The United States president does not intend to sign a G7 statement related to Israel and Iran, CBS News also reported.

JUNE 16, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025