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The flag of Palestine flies outside the Palestine Mission to the U.K. mark the country's recognition of a Palestinian State on Monday in London, England.

Thomas Juneau is a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and an associate fellow with Chatham House.

On Sunday, Canada announced, along with Britain, Australia, and other allies, that it is recognizing Palestinian statehood . For supporters of the decision, this is a major policy shift that rights a historical wrong. According to critics, it is a reward for Hamas, the terrorist group that perpetrated the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023 against Israel.

The announcement is neither. It is not a reward for Hamas ; this is mostly a bad faith argument by those who oppose the creat

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