“Sometimes we have hard conversations, because we’re friends. But that doesn’t mean that the friendship is thrown out the window,” Liberal MPShe was speaking at a conference organized by the Israeli embassy to mark the Middle Eastern state’s 75 years of existence, which comes as theabout the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Canada has raised concerns about both these moves, as well as an uptick in terrorist attacks by Palestinian groups on Israelis and the Israeli police violently storming theWednesday’s panel largely focused on the ongoing judicial reform that has prompted mass demonstrations in Israel. Regardless of how aligned Ottawa is with the government in Tel Aviv, she said Canada will advocate for self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians, and said aid funding for projects that aim to lower tensions between the two is key to building the conditions for peace.
“I believe that generally, you want to avoid criticizing friends in public,” he said. “Israel is constantly singled out at international organizations.”