"The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established," said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The British announcement came an hour after Canada formally recognized a Palestinian state. "The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established," Carney said. "I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "it will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River."