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Harper said he has "sincere hope" that the Palestinian people and their leaders will choose a democratic state that will live peacefully alongside Israel. The prime minister said the financial aid will help advance the peace process between Israel and Palestine, as well as promote security in the region and deliver humanitarian aid.
Canada was also one of only nine countries to vote at the United Nations against the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition. I think it is part of a continuum that started in that has seen an aggressive tightening of relations between Canada and Israel. Musu says Harper was careful not comment on the status of Israeli settlements in the region, hoping to avoid political tensions during his trip. On the issue of Iran, the Canadian government has stressed it stands firmly on the Israeli side, separate from key allies, including the U.
Harper raised the issue of Iran during Monday's address, saying that while other countries, including the U. We welcome your comments. Bell Media reviews every comment submitted, and reserves the right to approve comments and edit for brevity and clarity.
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Guidelines Preference is given to commenters who use real names. Stay on topic and be concise. Stimulate debate. Some point out that Harper has much to lose by this stance. The parliamentary electoral gains among the Jewish community, although key to three seats in Toronto, are small in comparison to losses among the Muslim community.
After all, other Western countries give him a much harder time regarding settlements and pursuing peace, and the calculations in the Middle East more concrete. Why this free ride from Ottawa?
This translates politically into a view that Israel is a country under threat that needs to be defended — more like Israel of than A world of greys does not suit Mr Harper as much as a landscape where one side is decidedly right, and the other decidedly wrong.
Such contradictions hold little sway in the world of cartoons, of good guys and bad guys, that Mr Harper inhabits. The fact that the creation of Israel has also done another people a significant wrong has little space in this universe. Of course, this will be denied. They are an addendum to the myths of Israel as a bastion of Western civilization.
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