B'Nai Brith Canada: Obama made harper say something negative toward Israel because he sucks

You just know stephen harper's clan gathered around portraits of himself and that orange cat of his and stared at each other trying to come up with a way not to offend the Israelis. Unfortunately for the war crimes supporters, they couldn't just stay quiet while the rest of the world criticized Israel for their latest attempt at sabotaging any shot at peace talks in the Middle East.

So even though Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon did issue a statement, it certainly seems to have an apologetic ring to it. Said Cannon

"Consistent with the positions of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and other key partners, the Canadian government sees the construction of permanent settlements in East Jerusalem as an obstacle to the prospects for peace,"

"Canada believes that all parties should abide by their international commitments. This announcement does not advance the cause of peace in the region."

Translation: "We really don't want to upset you Israel, we approve of your ways, but we must be seen as being onside with the rest of the world in this matter. On the bright side, mums the word on the white phosphorus!" wink

By no means an unpleasant statement, unless of course one is of the mind that mere criticism of Israel is offensive. Somebody like Frank Dimant for example, the executive vice president of B'Nai Brith Canada, who remarkably had this to say.

it was "regrettable" that Cannon objected to Israel's right to build the settlement, but said his statement was "very mild" compared with Biden's.

Dimant said he believed the Harper government was motivated to make the statement in order "to appease" the United States.

"I think the Americans may be looking for more counties to voice displeasure with Israel and therefore apply additional pressure to Israel to make even more concessions because, up to now, Obama's policy has been a failure in the Middle East," Dimant said.

"Therefore, I think they probably called on Canada, which is seen as a very strong, fair supporter of Israel, to join in this condemnation."

Frank, you are an imbecile who lives in a fantasy world. What you consider very strong, fair support of Israel, is absolute acceptance of their policies. You may want to heed the words of Vice President Joe Biden, who said to the audience at an Israeli university, "Quite frankly, folks, sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth."