Montreal city council overwhelmingly adopted an amended motion on Gaza Monday night, after removing calls for the city to denounce what the original text described as apartheid and genocide against Palestinians and suspend institutional ties with Israel.
The motion passed 54-6 after councillors voted 38-22 for changes proposed by Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s administration.
The final version says city council “affirms its solidarity with the Palestinian people” and civilian victims of hostilities across the Middle East; reaffirms Montreal’s commitment to international law; and calls on Ottawa and Quebec to show “greater leadership” toward a peaceful resolution, including through diplomacy and sanctions against those responsible for serious violations of international human-rights law.