Prime Minister Mark Carney obviously believes that the main obstacle to peace, security and a two-state solution in the Middle East is Israel.
And yet a better clue to why war and terror still stalk the Holy Land lies in the first two words of the Sunday statement from the prime minister recognizing the state of Palestine.
“Since 1947,” Carney began, going on to say it has been the policy of every Canadian government to support a two-state solution.
And in the last 78 years since then, it has been Palestinian policy to outright refuse to endorse, support or negotiate in good faith toward a two-state solution.
The history of the Middle East since 1947 is littered with plans and proposals for a two-state solution that were discarded by Palestinian authorities.
And so Canada, along