Re: Key points of Stephen Harper's pro-Israel speech
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Posted by Marvin on 07:32:48 2008/05/13
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Re: Transcript of Stephen Harper's pro-Israel speech posted by Israpundit
Key Points Made:
- enemies of Israel are enemies of Canada
- Canada has to take a principled position on the Middle East, and not bow to political pressure from voting demographics
- Israel is a beacon in the Middle East
- Canada supports a democratic Palestinian state- but that can only happen when Israel's enemies allow Israel to live in peace.
- it is not a question of demographics- it is a question of what is right and wrong
- in some circles, anti-Israeli sentiment is a thinly disguised for antisemitism which is unacceptable
- those who hate and wish to destroy the Jewish people will destroy the rest of us today- it was true in WW2, it is true today
- this government is not prepared to cater to that kind of sentiment
- Canada and Israel will remain steadfast friends
- Israel's existence as a nation of freedom and democracy in the Middle East is consistent with Canada's short and long term interests
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