Why Don't You Support Israel?

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🗓️ 13 May 2019

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Israel is one of the most free and most prosperous countries in the world. Not only is Israel a booming economy and a wellspring of innovation, it is the only democracy in the Middle East. So why is it so controversial to support the Jewish state? Stephen Harper, the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, lays out several fundamental truths about America’s most critical ally.

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0:00.0	When I was the Prime Minister of Canada,
0:02.3	I was often asked this question,
0:04.1	why do you support Israel?
0:06.0	My response in effect was always the same.
0:08.0	Why wouldn't I support Israel?
0:10.3	Why wouldn't I support a fellow democratic nation
0:13.3	where open elections, free speech,
0:15.5	and religious tolerance are the everyday norm?
0:18.6	Why wouldn't I support a country with a vibrant free press
0:21.5	and an independent judiciary?
0:23.4	Why wouldn't I support a valuable trading partner
0:25.9	and a wellspring of amazing technological innovation?
0:29.0	Why wouldn't I support our most critical ally
0:31.7	in the Middle East and in the international struggle
0:34.4	against terrorism?
0:36.4	In a rational world, in a world where simple common sense
0:40.0	prevailed, the question, why do you support Israel?
0:43.6	Would be like asking, why do you support Australia?
0:46.6	Or Canada?
0:48.8	But we don't live in that rational common sense world.
0:51.9	So the case for Israel has to be made over and over.
0:55.4	I for one, I'm happy to make it.
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