Tag Archive for John Baird

| January 18, 2015
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Watch: Palestinians throw eggs, shoes at Canadian FM John Baird during official Ramallah visit

‘Baird you are not welcome in Palestine’ protesters yelled at Canadian FM when he arrived for ‘cordial & constructive’ meeting with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah.

By Elior Levy

 

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird’s convoy was pelted with eggs and shoes while visiting the West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian sources told Ynet. The incident took place as the convoy was arriving at the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Ramallah. Palestinian security forces managed to prevent them from reaching the convoy.

Baird was not hit, but one of the eggs smacked onto the roof of his car after a meeting with his Palestinian counterpart at the Foreign Ministry in Ramallah. Continue Reading »

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| March 28, 2014
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Canadian FM Baird: Jewish refugees need be considered into Mideast peace accord

 

Foreign Minister Baird stresses recognition of all the refugee populations, and that the 800,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries ‘does not diminish or compete with the situation of Palestinian refugees.’

By Ynetnews

 

Recognition of Jewish refugees from Arab states should be part of the Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said Wednesday.

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (R) greets his Canadian counterpart John Baird before their dinner in Jerusalem, Jan. 19, 2013. - Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (R) greets his Canadian counterpart John Baird before their dinner in Jerusalem, Jan. 19, 2013. – Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

On Wednesday, the Canadian House of Commons accepted a report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, that recommended the Canadian government officially recognize the experience of Jewish refugees from Arab states. Continue Reading »

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| May 30, 2013
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Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear ambitions & human rights record

Canada first nation to completely disengage from Iranian imports and exports calling Iran the biggest threat to global security.

By REUTERS

 

 

OTTAWA – Canada will freeze all remaining trade with Iran to protest Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its human rights record, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Wednesday.
John Baird visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem - Photo by Sebastian Scheiner-AP

John Baird visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem – Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Canada, which has had increasingly poor relations with Iran for more than a decade, had already imposed a series of trade sanctions. In 2012, bilateral trade was worth around C$135 million ($130 million).

Baird said Canada was particularly concerned by the failure of the United Nations’ nuclear agency this month to persuade Iran to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research.

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| April 13, 2013
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PA Pissed-Off After Canada’s FM John Baird Meets Livni in Eastern Jerusalem

Canada’s FM meeting Justice Minister Livni in her eastern Jerusalem office is a “slap in the face”, says former PA FM Nabil Shaath.

“The Canadians have been making a name for themselves by speaking out on the int’l scene in a way which is all too rare,” Israeli FM spokesman Yigal Palmor added, saying they were demonstrating an unusual “courage & moral stance”.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

The Palestinian Authority is fuming after Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird, met Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni in her eastern Jerusalem office this week.

John Baird visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem - Photo by Sebastian Scheiner-AP

John Baird visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem – Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/AP

Such a move is normally avoided by visiting diplomats since world countries do not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over eastern Jerusalem, which it liberated during the 1967 Six Day War. Continue Reading »

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