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‘It’s not enough’: Israeli official calls on Canada to be a more steadfast ally

I think that ship has sailed Israel. Justin needs the Hamas vote.

OTTAWA — Canada should be a more steadfast ally to Israel, says Ronen Gilor, Israel’s special adviser on Canada.

In an exclusive interview with the Star, Gilor pointed to several points of tension between the two countries, including that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Israeli government in March privately there would be “no more deals” to export Canadian-made light armoured vehicles to Israel despite written assurances that the equipment was not for military use in Gaza.

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