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“CIDA will evaluate the program in the Palestinian Authority for the outcomes achieved with taxpayers’ dollars, as they do with all programs” he added.

“Future commitments by CIDA for programming in the Palestinian Authority will be dependent on their ability to achieve meaningful results for those most in need and the commitment of leaders in the Palestinian Authority to prioritize the basic needs of the people.”

Along with the U.S. and Israel, Canada was one of only nine countries to vote against the Palestinian motion at the 193-country General Assembly.

‘Future commitments by CIDA for programming in the Palestinian Authority will be dependent on their ability to achieve meaningful results for those most in need’

Canada has since offered only the mildest, muted criticism of the Israeli response, which was to announce new settlements on Palestinian land and the withholding of $100 million in tax rebates and other funds it collects for Palestinians.

All of Canada’s major Western allies have taken a strong stand against the Israeli response, including the U.S., which broke from its earlier UN support to harshly criticize the settlement announcement.

In his response Tuesday night, Roth clarified an earlier statement that said Fantino would review what happens next.

“Our $300 million over five years in support of security and humanitarian aid is important,” Roth had said in a statement detailing the meeting earlier on Tuesday.

“We intend to, by and large, see these projects through. The relevant minister will, as a matter of course, as they do on all matters, review the path forward once the projects have been successfully completed.”