Israel and Palestine with Jon Allen

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith

Jon Allen, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, joins Nates to discuss the recent violence in Israel and Gaza, the evictions in Sheikh Jerrah and the occupation and expansion of settlements more broadly, the need for elections in the Palestinian Authority and to limit the violent role of Hamas, and how Canada can constructively play a role towards peace going forward.
In addition to his role as Ambassador to Israel from 2006 to 2010, Jon has spent a lifetime in the foreign service, he's now a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs, he serves on the advisory council of the New Israel Fund, and he’s recently been public with his views on the path to peace for Israel and Palestine through an interview with the CBC and an op-ed in The Globe and Mail.

Our federal government has now committed $25 million in new humanitarian support for Palestinan civilians and peacebuilding initiatives in the region. You can read Canada's statement on the violence in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank here.

Jon's knowledge and advocacy helped to inform Nate's own comments to the CBC here.

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