Posted on 01/07/2011 11:11:49 AM PST by nuconvert
On the face of things, it would be difficult to find two countries as different from each other as Canada and Israel. Canada is the second largest country in the world and enjoys a wealth of natural resources, while Israel is short on both resources and space. Canada has been living peacefully with its neighbors and has had friendly relations with most of the international community, while Israel is under threats from many fronts. In Canada, minorities have integrated into a quilt of multiculturalism.
In Israel, sectoral tensions are only increasing. Canadians are notorious for their politeness, Israelis for their directness. Look past the differences, though, and you will find two countries with much in common and many shared interests.
In a recent address at a conference held in Ottawa on combating anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an unprecedented pledge of support to Israel.
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It does make me proud to be a Canadian. Other than losing the Juniors to Russia a couple of days ago, that is. May Israel live long and prosper.
Dittos.
Israel seems to be “discovering” some pretty nice resources of her own these days. Good on our Canadian neighbors for standing with her!
Not to “out” Stephen Harper, who I think is fantastic, but he does come from would be considered by many to be a religious-right “fundamentalist” background. And that no doubt enhances his appreciation for the Jewish people....(i.e., if your holy book says the Jews are God’s chosen people, regardless of how you interpret that, you’d best not mess with them).
Most Canadians are proud of PM Harper. He and his wife are a class act.
He steadily guided us through the world recession without selling us out to China. And he definitely dances to a different but a righteous and oddly humble drum.
I’m thankful he spoke up to China about human rights while all other countries remained silent.
We would have a much better world if all world leaders would follow his example.
Yes cookcounty, the Jews are God’s chosen people. We Christians do honor that fact. So glad our PM does too.
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