PMO behind Conservative takeover of Canada-Israel group: Liberals

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OTTAWA — Liberals are crying foul after Conservative MPs took control of a parliamentary Canada-Israel Friendship Group earlier this week.

"We've always operated in Parliament in the past (on the idea) that parliamentary friendship groups would operate on a non-partisan basis," Liberal leader Bob Rae said Wednesday. "These guys are ready to turn everything into a partisan issue."

Parliament has a number of inter-parliamentary friendship groups that are intended to encourage and strengthen relations between Canada and other countries through meetings and exchanges with foreign representatives and informal information sessions.

The associations are generally considered non-partisan, with members from different parties as both general members and members of executive committees.



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[King_David]

1. Bob Rae ,leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

Is a very strong supporter and friend of Israel.



This is what CanPalNet says about him :

http://www.canpalnet-ottawa.org/Rae_NCCAR.html


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http://www.cjpac.ca/en/2011/08/statement-by-liberal-leader-bob-rae-on-on-the-terrorist-attacks-on-the-israeli-egyptian-border/

Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on on the terrorist attacks on the Israeli-Egyptian border

Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 //Bob Rae, Egypt, Gaza, Global Terrorism, Hamas, Israel, Liberal, Terror

TORONTO — Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today following the deadly attacks on the Israeli-Egyptian border:


“Today’s violent incidents on the Israeli-Egyptian border are of great concern to the Liberal Party.

Terrorism is a continuing challenge for Israel and its neighbours. We urge the Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip to take control of those who are provoking violence against civilians.

The conditions for longer-term peace in the region have been clear for some time – it is essential for Hamas to recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel and renounce violence and terrorism. Hamas’ refusal to adhere to these necessary preconditions continues to be a source of deep instability in the region.

The Liberal Party supports continuing efforts to deal with terrorism and its supporters, and urges a calming of tensions in the region.

On behalf of our entire parliamentary caucus, I wish to express solidarity with the victims of violence.”
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Here is what happened to him during the leadership race, It was felt by some Canadians that he was much a good friend of Israel .

Rae target of anti-Semitism in leadership contest
Bob Rae was the target of anti-Semitic attacks during the Liberal leadership contest, motivated at least in part by the fact that his wife is Jewish.


Sources close to Rae say that his wife, Arlene Perly Rae, was approached during last weekend's convention by a delegate who didn't realize she was the candidate's wife. The delegate told her not to vote for Rae "because his wife is Jewish."


Perly Rae stonily informed the delegate that she was the wife in question. The delegate beat a hasty retreat.


The incident might have been shrugged off if it had been an isolated event. But Rae team insiders contend it was part of a larger pattern of anti-Semitic smears on Rae, who finished third.


A flyer was circulated electronically among convention delegates denouncing Rae for having once delivered a speech to the Jewish National Fund, a group the flyer said was complicit in "war crimes and ethnic cleansing."


"Rae's wife is a vice-president of the CJC (Canadian Jewish Congress), a lobby group which supports Israeli apartheid," said the flyer in bold letters superimposed over a close-up of Rae's face.


"Bob Rae supports Israeli apartheid. Don't elect a leader who supports apartheid."


The Canadian Jewish Congress has condemned the flyer and blamed Khaled Mouammar, president of the Canadian Arab Federation for circulating it. The federation has, in turn, accused the CJC of making "a pitiful attempt to discredit" it and has denied producing or distributing the flyer.


Nevertheless, in a release Thursday, the federation supported the content of the flyer.


"CAF believes that Canadians have the right to know the factual information provided" in the flyer, the federation said.


It went on to say that the Jewish National Fund manages all state lands in Israel and allows only Jews to live on such land, a "practice that amounts to ethnic cleansing," and added that "Canadians have the right to know who supports the JNF in Canada."

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/QPeriod/20061207/bob_rae_061207/

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Bob Rae is a good man :)