Canadian PM Personally Intervened to Stop PA Statehood Bid at UN

[ima]

Incorrect assessment of the Sunni Man............

Then how's this: a fake fakir who doesn't have a beard and wipes his ass with toilet paper and not rocks like your pedophile prophet wants you to.

 

[Roudy]

Sunni should save the planet and kill himself. We should all pitch in for the suicide vest. Alluhuakbar!

 

[Roudy]

Is there a bug in here? Ooops that just Jake...

Canadian PM: I Will Defend Israel 'whatever the cost' - YouTube

Bravo.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Jroc speaks only for himself.

Kudos to Harper for carrying out Obama's instructions.

 

[ima]

Jroc speaks only for himself.

Kudos to Harper for carrying out Obama's instructions.

That's ok, they both got crushed yesterday at the UN's vote to Palestine's recognition.

 

[JakeStarkey]

They sure did.

Obama now will have to show his mettle to the rest of the world on Israel's behalf.

Arab and Persian Muslims need to understand that if they overrun Israel the ME will turn into a radioactive 1,000 year parking lot.

 

[Intense]

Jroc speaks only for himself.

Kudos to Harper for carrying out Obama's instructions.

Jake speaks only for himself. Forgive him for just not realizing it yet.

 

[Intense]

They sure did.

Obama now will have to show his mettle to the rest of the world on Israel's behalf.

Arab and Persian Muslims need to understand that if they overrun Israel the ME will turn into a radioactive 1,000 year parking lot.

You should work for the State Department, Jake, with those impressive people skills.

That why "Wait for Armageddon when we can just push the button Today" mentality, really brings out the real you.

 

[ima]

Harper's Axis of Zionism suffered yet another defeat at the UN.

 

[P F Tinmore]

They sure did.

Obama now will have to show his mettle to the rest of the world on Israel's behalf.

Arab and Persian Muslims need to understand that if they overrun Israel the ME will turn into a radioactive 1,000 year parking lot.

You should work for the State Department, Jake, with those impressive people skills.

That why "Wait for Armageddon when we can just push the button Today" mentality, really brings out the real you.

No doubt it would increase the average IQ in the state dept.

 

[JakeStarkey]

That is weak for a pseudo-libertarian, Intense.

They sure did.

Obama now will have to show his mettle to the rest of the world on Israel's behalf.

Arab and Persian Muslims need to understand that if they overrun Israel the ME will turn into a radioactive 1,000 year parking lot.

You should work for the State Department, Jake, with those impressive people skills.

That why "Wait for Armageddon when we can just push the button Today" mentality, really brings out the real you.

 

[Jroc]

Last week’s UN recognition of a Palestinian state and Israel’s decision to build new homes in the West Bank have sparked an international wave of diplomatic wrist-slapping, pitting key European players on one side and Canada on the other.
On Monday, Israeli ambassadors were summoned for consultations in five European capitals and officials warned of other potential measures against Israel. Even though the United States voted with Israel against the Palestinian bid, the Obama administration called Israel’s ramped-up building plans “especially damaging” to peace prospects.

But Ottawa stands out for waving its diplomatic stick squarely — and solely — at the Palestinian Authority, recalling its diplomats from the West Bank, Israel and the UN offices in New York and Geneva to review Canada’s bilateral relationship with the authority. A government spokesperson on Monday confirmed that Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will meet with those representatives in Ottawa this week.

There was also speculation Monday that France and Britain were considering recalling their ambassadors from Israel — a diplomatic escalation that would mark a sharp and high-profile blow to Israel at a time when it is already taking significant heat, especially for its plans to develop a sensitive part of the West Bank just outside of Jerusalem known as “E1.”

The diplomatic row has shone a bright light on the foreign policy rift between various European countries and Canada, which is readying to deal a political strike at the Palestinian Authority with its meeting of recalled ambassadors in Ottawa — whether any policy shift comes of it or not.

With the meeting slated for sometime this week, speculation continues to swirl about whether the rendezvous will prove largely symbolic or spell tangible repercussions for the Palestinian Authority or for Canada itself.

Mr. Baird said in an interview last week that Canada is not considering severing diplomatic ties with the Authority, and he deferred questions about the future of Canada’s foreign aid to International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino. Still, former Canadian ambassador Robert Collette said Ottawa has various other mechanisms to show its displeasure, including restricting the Palestinian envoy’s access to Canadian officials or stepping down as chair of the Middle East Peace Process Working Group, which is dedicated to finding solutions to the Palestinian refugee issue.

On the Arab side, there might be some sense to making an example out of Canada — a demonstration that you can’t easily take those kinds of positions without diplomatic costs
But the Palestinian Authority has some diplomatic tools in its arsenal, too. McGill University political scientist Rex Brynen pointed to recent comments by Saed Erekat, the top Palestinian negotiator, in which he threatened to oust Canada from the refugee working group and put Canada on the agenda for discussion at an upcoming Arab League meeting next week.

“On the Arab side, there might be some sense to making an example out of Canada — a demonstration that you can’t easily take those kinds of positions without diplomatic costs,” Mr. Brynen said, adding that any negative discussion about Canada at the Arab League meeting could weaken its reputation and influence in the Middle East.

Meantime, European foreign ministers are slated for their own meeting next week, where the Israeli plan to build 3,000 homes in the West Bank will be high on the agenda, one EU official in Brussels said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed no signs of bending Monday. His office said Israel would continue to stand up for its interests “even in the face of international pressure.”

Canada stands alone on Mideast | Canadian Politics | Canada | News | National Post

 

[ima]

It should read: "Stephen Harper stands alone on Mideast". That would be more accurate.