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Originally Posted by Table 5
What positives does a country like Canada get from supporting Israel?
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I think that could be said for a lot countries.
What exactly do we get by being a part of the Commonwealth? What has the Queen of England done for us lately? Should it bother us if France recognizes Quebec as a nation (of course it should!)? The sinking of the islands of Mauritania seems to be getting press now, and we know the whole global warming thing is a debate with no end - should we care about Mauritania?
I don't think Canada is getting a whole lot of bang for the buck in all the aid for Africa. Nothing but strife there, but no positives I can see. (I honestly agree with the position that all our aid should go to fixing one country - Haiti was the one in the example I read - where is can actually make a dent in the cause.)
Should Canada only care about large trading partners (US & China) since we get something from that?
As Harper has said often, Israel does share our values - liberal democracy, freedom of the press, free speech, as mentioned an independent judiciary.
Canada works with Israel on implementing new fresh water preservation strategies and agricultural advances. There is co-operation in science and technology R&D.
DO you only care about your friends when they bring something positive to the table?