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Beryl Wajsman: An Iranian embassy would stoke antisemitism in Canada

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The suggestion last week by Prime Minister Mark Carney that Canada should consider reopening an embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran for the sake of ”engagement” could lead to dangerous results. Reopening embassies are not one-way streets. If Iran agreed, it would demand that its embassy in Ottawa be reopened. And if that happened, the world’s largest state sponsor of terror and antisemitism would have an operations centre in the heart of Canadian soil.

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Another justification that the prime minister put forward for considering a restoration of diplomatic relations with the Iran is that it will help Canadians abroad. But how many Jewish Canadians will it hurt here at home? Or are Jewish Canadians not entitled to the same protections that should be equally afforded to all citizens?

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