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Jack Mintz: Why Mark Carney should visit Israel 

The prime minister could exercise influence, while signalling his support for Jewish Canadians

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Our globe-trotting prime minister has been building strategic partnerships with “middle powers,” and even China, as a policy intended to strengthen Canada’s hand against Donald Trump’s offence on trade. However, one middle power not on his list is Israel, a key ally contributing to western security and an important trading partner in technology and defence systems.

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Even after the Hamas slaughter, rape and torture of Israelis on October 7, former prime minister Justin Trudeau was the only G7 leader besides Japan’s not to visit Israel since 2023. It was a terrible signal at that time when antisemitism in Canada surged. Even if some Canadian politicians believe that Zionism and antisemitism are unrelated, antisemites have a much different perception — Jew hatred and Zionphobia (hatred of Israel) go hand in hand.

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