When Prime Minister Mark Carney steps up to the podium for a likely appearance at the United Nations General Assembly this month, the world will be listening — and so will Canadians. Any words offered by Carney on whether to recognize a Palestinian state will shape not only Canada’s foreign policy, but also his credibility as a leader at home.

This issue cuts to the core of Canadian values — compassion, justice and peace — but also moral clarity in the face of terror. On October 7, Hamas terrorists slaughtered, mutilated and abducted innocents in Israel, including Canadian citizens who had devoted their lives to peace. To recognize a Palestinian state in the shadow of those atrocities, without firm preconditions, would blur the line between victims and perpetrators and undermine Canada’s

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