Canada: The Most Pro-Israel Country in the World? http://mostlywater.org/canada_most_proisrael_country_world

In my new book Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid I argue that the trajectory of this country's foreign policy has been clear: The culmination of six decades of one-sided support, and four years into the Stephen Harper government, Canada is (at least diplomatically) the most pro-Israel country in the world.

Since the book went to print a couple months ago the Conservatives have launched a more extreme phase of Israel advocacy. Groups in any way associated with the Palestinian cause have been openly attacked and Ottawa has taken a more belligerent tone towards Iran.

At the start of this month Ottawa delighted Israeli hawks by canceling $15 million in funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (or UNRWA). The money has been reallocated to Palestinian Authority judicial and security reforms in the West Bank. At the same time, Canada doubled the number of troops it has as part of U.S. Lt. General Keith Dayton's mission to train a Palestinian force to strengthen Fatah against Hamas and to oversee Israel's occupation.