Sunday
Dec052010
The lobby in Canada
Issandr El AmraniIn the last five years, Canada has emerged as one of the most pro-Israel country in the world. The reason: Stephen Harper and the Conservatives and a very powerful lobby.
[Thanks, Al Haraka]
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Can you please provide specific evidence of this lobby? You make it sound as if the only reason Canada is pro-Israel is because of this lobby but not because Canadian policy makers maybe think its in their interest to adopt a pro-Israel policy.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I dont think you have deep knowledge of Canadian politics. So this post seems a bit childish and not very well thought out. Very Angry Arabesque.
I don't really see what you mean about my post — I barely wrote a thing, if you want to criticize something then it's the video, which provides plenty of examples of specific issues.
The issue is whether both Palestinians and Israelis are each entitled to nation-states of their own. That would be the "two-state" solution. But many Arabs insist that their "Palestinian" state should replace Israel, a "one to the exclusion of the other" doctrine, which would be implemented under the so-called "right of return." Note that throughout history, there has never been a recognized Palestinian ethnic group, or nation, but there was an ancient Israeli kingdom which lasted until 70 A.D. Such an "one to the exclusion of the other" doctrine has become "blowback" for its adherents, precluding the establishment of a Palestinian state existing in peace alongside Israel. The issue of refugees must be dealt with symmetrically and equitably. As the Arab world offers no corresponding "right of return" for the 1 million Jews expelled from Arab nations following the establishment of Israel, Israel is under no obligation to recognize such a right for Palestinians. All refugees, both Arab and Jewish, should be settled and assimilated in their respective new countries.
The refugee question is being used as a political football to argue for the eradication of Israel, but in effect it is becoming the single major impediment to the establishment of a Palestinian state. The issue has simmered without resolution for over 60 years and it will not be resolved until the Palestinians are able to compromise and accept the fact that Israel is entitled to the same right of "self-determination," which Palestinians also seek. Until Palestinians gain political maturation and come to that realization, they will remain stateless and under occupation.
Hey, look, the trolls are out! Is Mike71 a person using CTRL+V or a machine?