Ignatieff in the lion's den.

Israpundit ^ | April 14/08 | Ted Belman

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In the last couple of months, Barack Obama has gone before the American public to explain himself or perhaps to apologize for remarks made. He wasn't terribly successful.

Similarly, Michael Ignatieff, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Lakeshore, Deputy Leader Liberal Party of Canada, delivered an address at Holy Blossom Synagogue, Toronto last night with the intention of doing likewise. He also wasn't successful.

When Ignatieff was running for the leadership of the Liberal Party hoping to be Canada's next Prime Minister, he lost the nomination in part because he blamed Israel for war crimes just after the Qana event. He came to repair the damage. His speech was called “Canada and Israel: A Personal Perspective on the Ties That Bind”

How many of you feel the world is quick to condemn Israel without taking the time to understand the reasons for its actions? How many of you feel that there are people who ascribe sinister motives to Israel’s actions when none exist? How many of you feel that nothing Israel says is listened to, because so many people have stopped listening at all? I know that many of you feel that way about Israel. It also happens to be the way I feel I am perceived in some parts of the Jewish community.

Why do Harvard intellectuals turn to ridiculous analogies to make a point or gain sympathy.

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We have one Dem candidate who’s offending people left and right (mostly right) ;), and another who’s a pathological liar.

McCain must be laughing his rear end off.

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McCain must be laughing his rear end off.

McCain's campaign strategist must be laughing all the way to the bank. He doesn't have to be creative at all, just play the words of the Dim nominee loser against the winner for TV ads.

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The Liberal Party Of Canada's troubles don't end with its leader Stephane Dion's inability to explain why his party supports government policy it formally opposes. Now there's Michael Ignatieff's unwillingness to go on record as supporting Israel's right of self defense vis a vis its enemies. There's a party without principle and without a moral compass. Canadians have come to understand the federal Liberals can neither stand up for their beliefs nor be counted on to stand up for the one true friend of Canada in the entire Middle East.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus