Portugal said on Thursday it was also considering recognition, and Germany said such a move should come at the end of talks on a two-state solution.<\/p>\n
Trump, who had appeared to give tacit approval to the UK prime minster, Keir Starmer, for Britain\u2019s own declaration earlier in the week, has since reacted<\/a> to the growing movement toward recognising Palestine by doubling down on his support of Israel\u2019s position, saying that doing so \u201crewards Hamas\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe level of human suffering in Gaza<\/a> is intolerable,\u201d Carney said in his announcement. He said the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, had assured him it could meet the goals he had laid out, but acknowledged that \u201cmuch has to happen before a democratic viable state is established\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe deepening suffering of civilians leaves no room for delaying coordinated international action to support peace, security and the dignity of human life,\u201d Carney said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Israel has been accused of refusing to allow international organisations to bring aid into Gaza, where dozens of people have starved to death in recent days, with images of emaciated children horrifying the world.<\/p>\n Trump, however, reacted to Carney\u2019s decision by posting on social media: \u201cWow! Canada<\/a> has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them.\u201d<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Trump is to impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement if the two countries do not reach an agreement by the deadline on Friday. Carney had already noted that it was unlikely for any Canada-US trade deal to avoid tariffs entirely, despite Canada being the largest buyer of US exports.<\/p>\n Trump has echoed Israel\u2019s position that recognising Palestine \u201cis rewarding terrorists\u201d, as Iddo Moed, Israel\u2019s ambassador to Canada, told Canada\u2019s public broadcaster CBC.<\/p>\n![\"Canada](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753987695_855_5000.jpg\")
Canada PM says his country intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September \u2013 video<\/p>\n