John Ivison: Minister defends Canada’s support of Israel
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu with Canada's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Peter Kent.
John Ivison September 7, 2010 – 7:28 pm
Perhaps it should be no surprise that the Palestinian Authority is unhappy with Canada’s foreign policy in the Middle East. But it is a shock to hear a Canadian minister admit to a relationship that is anything less than cordial.
Peter Kent, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, called from Israel, where he was updating senior Israeli polticians, including President Shimon Peres, on this country’s strategy in the Americas (Canada represents Israel’s consular interests in Cuba and diplomatic interests in Venezuela).
While in the Middle East, Mr. Kent also visited the West Bank, where he met Riad Malki, the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister. During a frank exchange, Mr. Malki apparently expressed his unhappiness with Canada’s bias toward Israel, particularly its voting record at the United Nations, where it routinely votes alongside the Jewish state.
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Peter Kent, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, called from Israel, where he was updating senior Israeli polticians, including President Shimon Peres, on this country’s strategy in the Americas (Canada represents Israel’s consular interests in Cuba and diplomatic interests in Venezuela).
While in the Middle East, Mr. Kent also visited the West Bank, where he met Riad Malki, the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister. During a frank exchange, Mr. Malki apparently expressed his unhappiness with Canada’s bias toward Israel, particularly its voting record at the United Nations, where it routinely votes alongside the Jewish state.
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