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Finally, the January 19, 2018 briefing document leaves no doubt as to the commitment of Canada's embassy in Israel to strengthening political, economic and cultural ties between the two states. The last page of the document states:
Nowhere in the January 19, 2018 briefing document is there the slightest hint of sympathy for the suffering and oppression of Palestinians.
What is racism?
Racism can reveal itself in many ways. The most obvious manifestations of racism include explicitly derogatory commentary directed at members of an ethnic group.
But racism is not always so recognizable, especially in contemporary Western societies, where the expression of overtly racist sentiments can lead to loss of employment, social ostracization and, in extreme cases, criminal liability.
In such societies, racism often reveals itself in more subtle ways.
Today's Western racists often confine themselves to implying by their words and deeds that the lives of certain ethnicities have less value than the lives of others. These racists and there are many to be found in the halls of power generally do not consider themselves to be racist. Some of them achieve positions of considerable prestige and authority, believing all the while that they are true champions of equality.
Yet, when their deeds and words are scrutinized carefully, the only conclusion one can rationally draw is that they attach little if any value to the lives of certain ethnicities in other words, that they are racists.
Based on the record of Canada's ambassador to Israel, the question must now be asked: is Deborah Lyons an anti-Palestinian racist?
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