There are moments in history when a government’s actions, or inactions, reveal the truth about its values. For me, as the daughter of the only Canadian citizen taken hostage, who was murdered and whose body was held in Gaza as human currency for nearly two years, that moment came when the Canadian government chose to recognize a Palestinian state in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

My mother, Judih Weinstein Haggai, was one of eight Canadians murdered on Oct. 7. My father was also slain and their bodies held hostage{ai:summary}A Canadian mother of the lone hostage, whose body was held in Gaza as human currency, says history reveals a government's true values.She ties Ottawa's recognition of a Palestinian state after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack to that judgment. #foreignaffairs

Iris Weinstein Haggai: Canada disgraces the memories of Hamas's Canadian victims, including my mother

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