| Canadians at solidarity rally in Jerusalem |
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat praised a recent Canada-Israel solidarity gathering as “the first big mission since [former New York] mayor Michael Bloomberg,” which according to the mayor, demonstrated “who the best friend of Israel is.”
Several hundred Canadians: Some living and some visiting in Israel; some who boarded a plane at a moment’s notice to “Stand with Israel” (in the words of the evening’s title); and some parliamentarians already in Israel on a fact-finding mission; came together on Wednesday in a fervent display of dual-nationalism.
Several hundred Canadians: Some living and some visiting in Israel; some who boarded a plane at a moment’s notice to “Stand with Israel” (in the words of the evening’s title); and some parliamentarians already in Israel on a fact-finding mission; came together on Wednesday in a fervent display of dual-nationalism.