OTTAWA—Palestinian diplomats say they welcome the Trudeau government’s decision not to attend the controversial opening of the new American embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. But a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada wasn’t invited. Monday’s inauguration of the new U.S. embassy sparked the bloodiest day in four years at the Israel-Gaza border as Israeli forces killed more than 50 Palestinians. ( MOHAMMED ABED / AFP/GETTY IMAGES )Canada, along with its major allies, does not support the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, saying that’s a decision for a future peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis. But the spokesman for Freeland said Canada wasn’t on the guest list for the Jerusalem event.

Source: thestar May 15, 2018 16:30 UTC