Canada Honored for Israel Support

[Canwest-Canada.com] Steven Edwards - The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is giving Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Canadian government its first International Leadership Award at a dinner Thursday in New York to be attended by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. "We are giving (it) to express appreciation for their courageous stands on the Durban conference, on their support for Israel and their efforts at the UN against incitement and...the delegitimization (of Israel), where they have taken a role in the forefront," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice-chairman of the Conference of Presidents.


2008-12-04 08:00:00

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