Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to take the position of strongly backing Israel in the current Israel-Hezbollah ( -Lebanon? -Syria? -Iran?) conflict is startling to me. Why is the Canadian Government picking sides in this conflict?
I agree that Israel, like any state has the right to defend itself, but why on Earth would Harper want Canada to get involved in such a long-standing conflict like this one?
A long-standing conflict in which everyone involved is in the wrong to some degree.
And a conflict that has the potential to escalate very quickly.
I believe Harper made the wrong decision – the Canadian Government should be calling for a ceasefire on all sides.
Not surprisingly, Harper’s stand strongly echo’s the right-wing party line from Washington D.C. where U.S. President George W. Bush is backing the Israeli attack on Lebanon. The Bush administration is also refusing to call for any sort of ceasefire in the conflict.
