Canada Halts Future Arms Sales to Israel After Commons Vote Backs Palestinian State
• Canada will halt future arms sales to Israel following non-binding House of Commons vote • Motion introduced by New Democratic Party and passed with support of Liberals, Bloc Québécois, and Green Party • Motion called on Canada to work towards establishing state of Palestine • Canada previously said it had paused issuing military export permits to Israel but was still assessing applications • Jewish advocacy group criticized vote as "misguided and disingenuous" and said it drew "moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas"