Mark Carney and war in the Middle East
4/17/202635 min
U.S. President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, following diplomatic talks in Washington. This follows an intense period of violence, in which more than 2100 people have been killed in Lebanon, including a Canadian citizen.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned Israel’s actions in Lebanon, which he characterized as an illegal invasion. CBC’s Evan Dyer says that’s a major change from how Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau spoke about Israel. He discusses why that change came about, and what it says about how Carney views Canada’s place in the world.
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First 90 secondsEvan Dyer· Guest0:00
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Speaker 10:17
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Jamie Poisson· Host0:21
Hi, everyone. I'm Jamie Poisson.
Hussein Hayder· Soundbite0:24
[somber music] So my murdered brother is not... His blood is not gonna go cold for no reason. He got deliberately assassinated, and he's a pure civilian that had no intention to do any harm to anybody.
Jamie Poisson· Host0:38
This is Hussein Hayder, whose brother, Windsor, Ontario, resident Hassan Hayder, was killed in an Israeli attack in Southern Lebanon last week.
Hussein Hayder· Soundbite0:47
Why? I ask the actual government, Canadian government, where's your action on this? If you tell me you're sorry, and if you give me your condolences, what is your condolences gonna bring me? It's not gonna bring my brother back.
Jamie Poisson· Host0:57
More than twenty one hundred people, including a hundred and sixty-eight children, have been killed in Lebanon since March 2, according to Lebanon's health ministry. This all began when the militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in support of Iran, and Israel responded with a massive campaign that has included airstrikes in Southern Lebanon and Beirut, as well as the occupation of the South that has forced more than a million people from their homes. Trump announced Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President