Terry Newman: Israel-haters lose their mind as Montreal passes watered-down motion

Montreal’s city council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people on Monday night after adopting amendments from the opposition party. The original motion, introduced by Projet Montréal, called on Montreal to recognize and denounce the Palestinian regime and genocide, and to express solidarity with Palestinians and other victims of the conflict.

It also called for cutting ties with Israel. However, the amendments added a focus on diversity and inclusion in Montreal and removed most claims of genocide as well as calls to cut ties with Israel. Six councillors voted against the motion, with one of them expressing disappointment with the watering down of the motion. The opposition clashed with Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who argued that it was not Montreal's role to denounce international conflicts and that international conflicts impact the municipality.