As historic Middle-East trip nears, Harper may go even further in his staunch support of Israel

National Post ^ | January 17, 2014 | John Ivison

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When Stephen Harper touches down at Tel Aviv’s David Ben Gurion airport on Sunday, he will receive a hero’s welcome on the tarmac from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mr. Harper’s four-day trip to Israel will see him acclaimed across the Jewish state. “Stephen Harper has been very important because the fact is, he takes a clear moral stand and it’s appreciated,” Mr. Netanyahu told CTV’s Lisa LaFlamme in an interview aired Thursday.

It will be the first visit to Israel by a Canadian prime minister since Jean Chrétien stumbled into the Middle East quagmire by backing the late Yasser Arafat’s policy of unilaterally declaring independence for his Palestinian Authority, in 2000.

Mr. Harper, and the six senior Cabinet members who will join him on the trip, may be prophets without honour in their own country, given the recent political climate, but in Israel they will be lauded as staunch allies who have spoken up for the Jewish state at the United Nations and at G8 summits.

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[vette6387]

We are such a disgrace as a nation today! And it has nothing to do with most of our citizens, except that they keep voting for Kenyan trash, who has SP Jews (who most likely hate Israel) working for him. It’s good to see a world leader stick up for one of their allies. Way to go Canada, you have done way better than we have at a picking leaders lately.

[TBP]

Can we trade Dear Leader for Mr. Harper?

[Irenic]

What I know of Harper, I sure like.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

No. Since your countrymen brought _resident 0.00 to power, you can keep him. Now, if his pappy were Lincoln Alexander instead of B. Hussein Obama Sr., or Frank Marshall Davis or Malcolm Little aka Malcolm X or El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz), then perhaps, but only because his pappy was Canadian. His pappy though, was either British or American. Besides, we have enough lefties in Canada and the odds are that they will form the next government in 2015.

[Former Proud Canadian]

It took years to get this guy, the death of a political party, the birth of another and then their marriage. All the while Canada suffered under one socialist after another.

People get the kind of government they deserve. Canada finally got what it deserves. You can't have him.

[onedoug]

Genesis 12:3

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Squawk 8888.

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[Georgia Girl 2]

“Stephen Harper has been very important because the fact is, he takes a clear moral stand “

Something Barky is incapable of.