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  Canada won't cut its $300 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians

  The Harper government pledged Tuesday night to preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.

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  Israeli PM calls Harper to thank him for UN vote on Palestinians

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Canada's vote at the United Nations this week against recognizing a Palestinian state.

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  Canada's UN vote on Palestine hurts its role in peace process: NDP

  The Canadian government’s staunch opposition to a vote that raised the status of Palestine in the United Nations has destroyed its credibility in the region and disqualified it from participating in future peace talks, the New Democrats charged Friday as Ottawa temporarily recalled diplomats from Israel and the West Bank.

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  UN recognizes Palestine as non-member observer state

  The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state, despite strong opposition from Israel and its Western allies, the United States and Canada.