3) A symposium on Syria's transition co-edited by @rbkhoury.bsky.social and Sefa Secen, featuring thought-provoking interventions from Tiina Hyyppä, Sumaya Malas, Salam Said, Emily K. M. Scott, Sefa Secen, and Ammar Shamaileh; and

And, “In Defense of Humanity: Civilian Protection, Aid Work, and the Demise of IHL” with @croixrouge.bsky.social @kristoffer-liden.bsky.social @ralfsuedhoff.bsky.social and Thea Hilhorst

It would be lovely to be added, please.

Congratulations Rana!

A good faith commitment to recognize Palestine would require the government to believe its conditions are reasonable and achievable. I don’t see demilitarization in exchange for a Canadian commitment as an exchange the government expects to be taken up.

To my mind that matters, but less so than whether the Canadian government reasonably expects it’s more measured conditions to be achievable, but also it’s more far-reaching conditions like demilitarization to be acceptable to any Palestinian government.

A key consideration is whether the conditions can be met, and whether meeting them will help the PA and Palestinians more broadly. If not, what does that mean for the Canadian commitment to recognize Palestinian statehood?

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