Bird interpretive centre in Israel to be named after Stephen Harper The Jewish community of Toronto plans to honour Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his staunch support by building a migratory bird interpretive centre in his name, in Israel. Since coming to power, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pictured with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2012, has backed Israel in its conflicts throughout the Middle East. OTTAWA—When it comes to Israel, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is considered a hawk, not a dove. And while it may seem an unusual legacy project, the Jewish community of Toronto plans to honour Harper for his staunch support by building a migratory bird interpretive centre in his name, in Israel. The Jewish National Fund’s arm in Canada is raising money to build the “Stephen J. Harper Hula Valley Bird Sanctuary Visitor and Education Centre” in a nature park in a northern valley bordered by the Golan Heights to the east and the Naphtali Range of mountains to the west. Harper has never been to Israel. He often proclaims his love for cats, but has never displayed — publicly anyway — an interest in birds (although his government did announce Tuesday it intends to protect the endangered Greater Sage-Grouse in Alberta and Saskatchewan.)
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:21:48 +0000
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