1. So, Stephen Harper went to Israel where he serenaded Benjamin Netanyahu with a wonky rendition of "Hey Jude" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/draft-harper-serenades-netanyahu/article16444477/ …
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2. Goofiness of Harper's "Hey Jude" aside what are we to make of fact that Canada is now best friend Netanyahu's gov't has on world stage?
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3. Usually explanation is that Harper's tilt towards Israel is him fishing for Jewish & evangelical Christian votes.
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4. I think the usual explanation is partially true but not fully true. Harper's philo-Zionism isn't just about politics, but also sincere.
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5. Harper is not a man of many principles, at least not one's he won't tactically abandon but his philo-Zionism has ring of sincerity.
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6. To become Prime Minister & retain power, Harper has had to moderate himself on many issues, but diplomacy gives him more free expression
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7. Canadians by & large don't care about foreign policy so long as we're not in a shooting war. PM has room on these issues.
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8. Harper is the flipside of BDS. As Israel alienates liberals abroad it also becomes more popular with conservatives.
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9. The very qualities that liberals find dismaying in Likud's Israel - land seizures, militarism, xenophobia - make it popular on the right
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10. What I've been calling philo-Zionism might be more accurately called vicarious Zionism, a longing to share in Israel's struggle
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11. I'll say this for Stephen Harper: he's made me nostalgic for Brian Mulroney seranading "Irish Eyes" to Ronald Reagan.
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