Israel is an imperfect country, but a vibrant liberal democracy: Fegelman

Although Israel has elected officials whose views may be outside the mainstream, so does every other democracy. These shared values represent the bedrock of Canada-Israel relations, and not only is there no evidence that they have frayed in recent years, the future is as bright as it’s ever been for ties between the two countries, writes Mike Fegelman.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in March 2012, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa with then-prime minister Stephen Harper.

On Nov. 1, Israelis voted in yet another parliamentary election, the fifth of its kind in less than three years.

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