Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state was originally framed as being conditioned on the Palestinian Authority (PA) instituting numerous reforms, including demilitarizing and excluding Hamas from government. But in practice, Canada has extended the privileges of sovereignty before those conditions were met. Statehood has already been recognized. And now there is only one logical consequence: this new state must be designated as a state supporter of terrorism under Canadian law.

To be recognized as a state is to join the international community of sovereign equals. That status comes with rights: recognition, diplomatic privileges and protection from foreign courts under the principle of sovereign immunity. But statehood also carries responsibilities. A state

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