Canada joins France and Britain in taking similar steps, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

A national Muslim advocacy group called the announcement ‘an important step,’ while a national Jewish organization said the decision was ‘deeply concerning’

Canada has lone supported a two-state solution in the Middle East — a position that has endured throug Liberal and Conservative administrations — and the federal government's lasting support towards an eventual Palestinian state "points to this outcome,