Michael Chong at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 23rd, 2023. See this statement in context.

October 23rd, 2023 / 12:10 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON

Thank you.

The government has stated that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself within the laws of armed conflict.

Does the government accept that a state's right to defend itself includes a state's right to prosecute the war at a pace and time of its choosing—in other words, to decide when the military action will begin, when it will end and whether there will be a ceasefire?

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