• acargitz@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    I can’t tell if Carney making the Palestine announcement right before the deadline was a blunder or a calculated move.

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      I don’t see it as a blunder. In breaking with US-Israel exceptionalism we are moving closer to out stable EU partners. Two of whom who have also signaled strong Palestine support this week.

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      It was definitely something that came out of conversations with Macron and friends. I think it’s a part of closing ties with key figures of the EU, but can’t honestly say if it’s playing out well because the gram of goodwill acquired in the EU has to balance against the ounce of aggression, bullying and pettiness coming from the USA