Now is not the time for peace or a ceasefire, emphasizes a former federal minister who believes that the conditions for a lasting peace between Israel and the Gaza Strip are not met.
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“The debate about the existence of two states, according to the United Nations resolution, one of which is Jewish and the other Arab, is a resolution whose objectives must be pursued,” assures the president of the Holocaust Museum of Montreal Federal Minister Jacques Saada, who says he is convinced that the prospect of real peace depends on this resolution.
However, he questions the possibility of achieving such peace when the Palestinian authorities “have not said a word to condemn these absolutely barbaric and despicable acts.”
“I see that if we want to make peace, we have to be able to sign it with people who are able to enforce its terms,” Mr. Saada added.
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The time has not yet come to think about a possible ceasefire, says Mr. Saada.
“I put myself in the shoes of the Israelis and say to myself, if we have a ceasefire, we have to start over [les affrontements] What will this look like in six months? It is obvious that it is extremely sad to see all these deaths, it is indescribable […]. But at the same time, we cannot run the risk of a superficial ceasefire that would ultimately lead to the same events repeating themselves in the coming months,” he warns.
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“No, we really have to solve the problem in cooperation with everyone who is of good will and wants to create a stable and democratic Palestinian state alongside a stable and democratic Israel,” the former federal minister added.
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Unfortunately, according to Mr. Saada, the current escalation is not about: “We are talking about Hamas, we are talking about terrorism.”
Video footage since Saturday has shown disturbing scenes, to say the least, as Israeli civilians, including children and the elderly, were taken hostage by Hamas.
“Yesterday I read a news story: there was a mother who was in a shelter with her two children, and on the other side of the armored door there were Hamas terrorists trying to break down the door to destroy them,” said he. Mr. Saada rebels.
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“We are dealing with people who actually base their own Islamist philosophy on the Taliban’s model,” analyzes the former federal minister.
Canada condemned Hamas’ attacks on Sunday.
“Canada unequivocally condemns Hamas’ terrorist attacks against the citizens of Israel,” the Canadian prime minister said on X (formerly Twitter).
“Canada’s position in this regard is entirely logical and legitimate. “Just like all the major democracies that have made a very clear denunciation of Hamas under these circumstances,” applauds Mr. Saada.