Canadian civil servant. Anything remotely political I tweet is never on behalf of my employer. Fan of the Senators, Jays & Dolphins. A Mari Usque Ad Mare!
This applies to both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine people: if you don't support a two state solution then you are a part of the problem. Maximalism by both sides will only prolong suffering as both sides will only entrench further.
@AAhronheim Ignore the world's 2nd largest economy? Our farmers and natural resource sectors would disagree. It's not like the government isn't working on expanding trade with the EU or other Asian countries. We've met with the UK 5 times in the past year
@adnanalidotca This is where we disagree. It lets these regimes off the hook and by being so focused on Israel it makes it appear targeted against a certain group of people
@adnanalidotca This is where I disagree with you about all IDF soldiers. They are conscripts and not all war criminals. Protesters tried to interfere with a private event and fafo
@AAhronheim@ELALUSA Canada isn't a business premium market. Make more money sending that plane to Miami, NYC or LA compared to Toronto. On the flip side Israelis are more likely to travel to Thailand than Canada and Canadians mostly fly Canadian airlines.
@adnanalidotca I think if you strip out the rhetoric and hysteria it's pretty clear that incidents against Jews and Muslims are up and by a lot. People connecting dots on why we can quibble but it mostly comes down to hate