ABSTRACT

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a source of much international division and fatigue. Regional and international institutions have become paralyzed by deadlock and most states have reached a sense of helplessness at resolving the conflict or influencing Israel. Although the conflict has been ongoing for decades, it continues to evolve and devastate the lives of civilians. What should Canadian policy be vis-à-vis Israel and Palestine? Is there a role for Canada in attempting to build bridges between interveners and contribute towards resolving the conflict? The United States has traditionally played a role of a biased mediator supporting Israel, a policy that Canada has tended to mirror. What are the different paths towards reaching an international consensus on how to intervene more effectively? This article examines Canadian foreign policy vis-à-vis Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and proposes a more constructive role for Canada as a consensus builder and a potential role as an unbiased and inclusive mediator.

摘要

以色列和巴勒斯坦的冲突是许多国际分裂和疲劳的根源。区域和国际机构陷入僵局的瘫痪状态，大多数国家在解决冲突或影响以色列方面已感到无助。尽管冲突已经持续了几十年，但它仍在继续发展并破坏平民的生活。加拿大对以色列和巴勒斯坦应采取什么政策？加拿大在尝试建立干预者之间的桥梁并为解决冲突作出贡献方面是否能发挥作用？传统上，美国在支持以色列方面发挥了偏见调解人的作用，加拿大倾向于照搬这种政策。达成关于如何更有效地进行干预的国际共识的不同途径是什么？本文研究了加拿大针对以色列和以色列-巴勒斯坦冲突的外交政策，并提出了加拿大作为共识建立者的角色，以及加拿大作为公正和包容性调解人的潜在角色。