MP Anthony Housefather to Remain in Liberal Party After ‘Serious Reflection’ on Palestine Vote

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has decided he will stay on as a Liberal MP following a period of reflection over the party’s support of a motion on Palestinian statehood. “The adoption of the motion and all the events that preceded it have angered me as much as they angered most of the Jewish Canadians that I have communicated with,” Mr. Housefather, who is Jewish, said in an April 5 press release. “But I also know that my core values remain Liberal ones and after serious reflection, I believe my greatest value to Canadians is staying in caucus.” Mr. Housefather was one of three Liberal MPs to vote against an amended NDP motion on March 18 calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. The watered-down motion from NDP MP Heather McPherson called for Canada to work with the international community to establish the “State of Palestine as part of a negotiated two-state solution.”...