While Canada aspires to peace, order, and good government, officials there too often replace the law with politics when the Jewish community or Israel is involved. 

Recently, Prime Minister Carney took the position that Israel’s current incursion into Lebanon is illegal because it violates Lebanon’s sovereignty. What a breathtaking revision of the law of armed conflict! Mr. Carney’s novel approach would have states facing missile attack apparently not allowed to enter the aggressor’s territory by troops or aircraft. What a gift that would be to terrorists, which is why such a strange rule does not exist. By making it up, Mr. Carney undermines the rule of law, and in so doing encourages more conflict in the world. (His excuse that Lebanon has outlawed Hizbollah and  is disarming it is laughable.) Mr. Carney appears to be ignorant of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 of Aug. 11, 2006 that, in return for an Israeli withdrawal, required the disarmament of Hizbollah and other armed groups by Lebanon. Lebanon has completely failed in its obligations over almost 20 years. Does Mr. Carney expect Israel to accept a repeat of this ridiculous charade?

The undermining of law for political aims has almost become a tradition in Canada when the small Jewish community is involved.

Compare the application of two treaties ratified by Canada: the Rome Treaty creating the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Covenant on........

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