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Canada, Israel on same page (Oakland Ross, 3/02/09, Toronto Star)

Canada and Israel appear to see eye to eye on most of the threats and challenges facing the Jewish state, officials said here following a weekend visit to Israel and Jordan by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.

"Our impression was, there was fundamental convergence on all the issues," Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Yigal Palmor said following Cannon's 75-minute meeting here yesterday with Tzipi Livni, his Israeli counterpart.