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Alan Baker: Anita Anand's misguided condemnation of Israel

A recent social media post from Global Affairs Canada shows a lack of understanding of the situation in the Middle East

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The recent statement by Global Affairs Canada condemning “the ongoing violence in the West Bank” and exhorting against “the expansion of Israeli settlements” invites some analysis and clarification inasmuch as it appears to be both misinformed and misguided.

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Violence of any kind directed against Arab or Jewish residents cannot be condoned, and must punished in accordance with the law. This is a clear societal norm in any civilized society, and is applicable whether committed by terrorists or marginal criminal elements. And it is no less applicable to violence committed by demonstrators, religious groups or soccer hooligans.

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However, in specifically condemning violence in the West Bank, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand appears to forget, or chooses to ignore, the ongoing, near-daily acts of Palestinian terror carried out against Israeli citizens. In so doing, she is in effect turning a blind eye to such terror, and sanctioning it.

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