PM of Cananda Singing “Hey Jude” in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper serenades an audience in Israel playing and singing the famous Beatles hit “Hey Jude.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the audience were thoroughly impressed. (Courtesy of Israel PMO)
Harper: “Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you” (Video)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the Israeli Knesset Monday night in a historic, overwhelmingly pro-Israel speech. Harper, the first Canadian prime minister to address the Knesset and Canada’s first evangelical prime minister in 50 years, is known as an outspoken supporter of Israel. His speech briefly touched upon the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and […]
Obama: Peace Less Than 50% Possible, Harper: Canada “May Play a Role” with Palestinian Refugees
U.S. President Barack Obama is not so convinced when it comes to his own plan regarding peace in the Middle East. In an interview published Sunday by the New Yorker magazine, President Obama said that he believes that there is less than a 50 percent chance that the efforts of his administration can end the […]
Canadian PM Stephen Harper to Arrive in Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen will arrive today in Israel on an official four day visit. This is the first visit Harper has made to Israel and the Middle East in general since becoming Prime Minister in 2006. The last time a Canadian Prime Minister visited Israel was in 2000. The […]
Ariel “The Bulldozer” Sharon, Former Israeli PM, Passes Away at 85
Israel’s eleventh prime minister, Ariel Sharon, passed away Saturday afternoon at the age of 85 in Israel. Sharon’s son Gilad announced the news of his father’s passing: “That’s it. He’s gone. He went when he decided to go.” Sharon died at Sheba Medical Center, at Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv surrounded by family and former […]
Israel Popular Destination for World Leaders in Coming Months
US Secretary of State John Kerry is not the only jet-setting government official travelling to Israel this season. Israeli Foreign Ministry officials announced Wednesday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron are both set to visit the country in February. This will be Cameron’s first official visit since he was elected […]
Quebec Jews Decry Proposed Religious Symbols Ban
“You shall observe My statutes and My ordinances, which a man shall do and live by them. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 18:5) A proposed ban on “ostentatious religious symbols” in the Canadian province of Quebec has the Jewish community concerned. Under the province’s proposed Charter of Quebec Values, designed to preserve the province’s secular […]
The Canadian Israeli Love Affair
In Genesis 12:3, God tells Abraham, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” And in Psalms 122:6, David says, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.” Canada has been […]
