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The Government of Canada continues to maintain its strong support of Israel, in the face of growing sympathy for the terrorists, not just among the expected segments of the population, but also from rival political parties, whose hysteria continues to increase with each passing day.
Harper rejects moral equivalence between Israel and terrorists
Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a strong message of support for Israel last week and rejected criticism his government had shifted Canada away from its traditional role as an honest broker between Israel and its adversaries.
Paraphrasing on several occasions a statement by former British prime minister Winston Churchill, Harper said Canada would not remain neutral between a fellow democracy and a terrorist organization.
“What we refuse to do is to be drawn into a moral equivalence between a pyromaniac and a fireman,” Harper stated in a telephone interview with [the Canadian Jewish News].
Israel is well within its rights to defend itself from Hezbollah, a terrorist organization bent on using violence to destroy Israel. If a terrorist organization crossed Canadian borders, kidnapped our soldiers and hurled missiles at our population centres, Canada would do the same as Israel, “fight back,” the prime minister said.
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He said Canada should not treat a democratic state like Israel the same as terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas...
It is unreasonable to engage in dialogue with Hamas and Hezbollah as if they were democratic states. “Hamas and Hezbollah resort to violence not as a tactic, but as a matter of principle,” Harper said
Asked if he stood by his comments that Israel’s response to the Hezbollah attack was “measured,” the prime minister said that statement was made early in the crisis, which has turned into “a full-blown conflict.” Speaking before the attack on Qana, in which at least 54 civilians were killed, he said Israel has the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks and defend itself.
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Opinion polls released over the weekend suggest the Conservative Party has lost political support in Quebec, British Columbia and Atlantic Canada, likely as a result of Harper’s position on the Middle East.....
Harper said the government’s position on the Middle East was “principled and in the best interests of this country. We’re not concerned with opinion polls. We take what we feel is the right position.”...
Tension over Harper's unequivocal stand seems to be greatest in the province of Quebec, long a bastion of anti-semitism in Canada. The separatist provincial party, Le Parti Quebecois, along with Le Bloc Quebecois, the "national" separatist party, which sits in Ottawa and plots to sever our nation, are taking the leading position in Canadian politics anti-Israel's sweepstakes: which party can make itself the most attractive to Canada's (and in this case, Quebec's) unrepentently anti-semitic voters?
Montreal Demonstration Takes On Anti-Israel Tone
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Members of Montreal's large Lebanese community joined a coalition of 60 groups representing labour, student, ethnic and human rights organizations and several high-profile politicians in calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to join other G-8 countries in demanding an immediate ceasefire on both sides
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Some carried placards in support of Hezbollah and the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, and others chanted "Vive Hezbollah."
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Estimates put the crowd at between 15,000 and 25,000. Speakers included Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and Andre Boisclair, head of the Parti Quebecois....
....The three opposition parties have made Harper's foreign policy the centre of attention, lending support to protesters who oppose the government's support of Israel.
On Parliament Hill on Saturday, Bloc Quebecois MP Richard Nadeau joined marchers and compared Israel's recent actions in the Gaza Strip to "genocide."
"As far as I know, in Gaza, there's one victim, one group of people who are victims, at present," Nadeau said. "One would only have to take a trip there, to see who the victims are and see who is perpetuating this military force that is completely disproportionate."
"You just can't make up stuff and talk in code," Harper said. "If the opposition wants to talk in code and is neutral about Hezbollah, let them say that."
Each day it seems that our fight for what is right reveals ever increasing odds, but what an inspiration it is to have a leader who is actually **on your side** in this fight!
I'm just not used to stark moral clarity in a Canadian political leader anymore.... God Bless Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
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Quebec chants "vive Hezbollah" as Prime Minister Harper remains committed to Israel
The Government of Canada continues to maintain its strong support of Israel, in the face of growing sympathy for the terrorists, not just among the expected segments of the population, but also from rival political parties, whose hysteria continues to increase with each passing day.
Harper rejects moral equivalence between Israel and terrorists
Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a strong message of support for Israel last week and rejected criticism his government had shifted Canada away from its traditional role as an honest broker between Israel and its adversaries.
Paraphrasing on several occasions a statement by former British prime minister Winston Churchill, Harper said Canada would not remain neutral between a fellow democracy and a terrorist organization.
“What we refuse to do is to be drawn into a moral equivalence between a pyromaniac and a fireman,” Harper stated in a telephone interview with [the Canadian Jewish News].
Israel is well within its rights to defend itself from Hezbollah, a terrorist organization bent on using violence to destroy Israel. If a terrorist organization crossed Canadian borders, kidnapped our soldiers and hurled missiles at our population centres, Canada would do the same as Israel, “fight back,” the prime minister said.
.....
He said Canada should not treat a democratic state like Israel the same as terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas...
It is unreasonable to engage in dialogue with Hamas and Hezbollah as if they were democratic states. “Hamas and Hezbollah resort to violence not as a tactic, but as a matter of principle,” Harper said
Asked if he stood by his comments that Israel’s response to the Hezbollah attack was “measured,” the prime minister said that statement was made early in the crisis, which has turned into “a full-blown conflict.” Speaking before the attack on Qana, in which at least 54 civilians were killed, he said Israel has the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks and defend itself.
....
Opinion polls released over the weekend suggest the Conservative Party has lost political support in Quebec, British Columbia and Atlantic Canada, likely as a result of Harper’s position on the Middle East.....
Harper said the government’s position on the Middle East was “principled and in the best interests of this country. We’re not concerned with opinion polls. We take what we feel is the right position.”...
Tension over Harper's unequivocal stand seems to be greatest in the province of Quebec, long a bastion of anti-semitism in Canada. The separatist provincial party, Le Parti Quebecois, along with Le Bloc Quebecois, the "national" separatist party, which sits in Ottawa and plots to sever our nation, are taking the leading position in Canadian politics anti-Israel's sweepstakes: which party can make itself the most attractive to Canada's (and in this case, Quebec's) unrepentently anti-semitic voters?
Montreal Demonstration Takes On Anti-Israel Tone
....
Members of Montreal's large Lebanese community joined a coalition of 60 groups representing labour, student, ethnic and human rights organizations and several high-profile politicians in calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to join other G-8 countries in demanding an immediate ceasefire on both sides
.....
Some carried placards in support of Hezbollah and the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, and others chanted "Vive Hezbollah."
....
Estimates put the crowd at between 15,000 and 25,000. Speakers included Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and Andre Boisclair, head of the Parti Quebecois....
....The three opposition parties have made Harper's foreign policy the centre of attention, lending support to protesters who oppose the government's support of Israel.
On Parliament Hill on Saturday, Bloc Quebecois MP Richard Nadeau joined marchers and compared Israel's recent actions in the Gaza Strip to "genocide."
"As far as I know, in Gaza, there's one victim, one group of people who are victims, at present," Nadeau said. "One would only have to take a trip there, to see who the victims are and see who is perpetuating this military force that is completely disproportionate."
"You just can't make up stuff and talk in code," Harper said. "If the opposition wants to talk in code and is neutral about Hezbollah, let them say that."
Each day it seems that our fight for what is right reveals ever increasing odds, but what an inspiration it is to have a leader who is actually **on your side** in this fight!
I'm just not used to stark moral clarity in a Canadian political leader anymore.... God Bless Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
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I wonder if this is because of his "1967 borders" Initiative? Maybe Obama realizes he needs the Europeans support to really put the screws to Israel? Wow. If that's the case, then that shows you that Obama is truly fixated on taking care of the "Jewish...
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Charles Johnson offers thanks to Prime Minister Harper for his straight talk with regards to Islamist jackals in the Middle East.He deserves the kudos since he hasn't wavered at all:An Important Vote Canada Stands With Israel Stephen Harper's...
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Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper draws a line in the sand today, about his government's commitment to fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. No poll watcher he! God Bless Harper for his moral clarity: I still have to pinch myself...
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Charles comments below at Covenant Zone that our intelligentsia is missing the point. Below Charles' comment is a piece from a local Internet site showing just how little they grasp of reality, and in this particular case, how little a political science...
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Some uncommonly sensible statements from a country usually lacking much moral credibility. Let’s hope that the new Conservative government can back words with actions, and can survive canadian anti-semitic media’s predictable attempts to portray...