Nova Scotia NDP Premier Darrell Dexter's So-Called Trade Mission to Israel
Submitted on December 15, 2011
By Miles Howe - Halifax Media Co-op
...[T]he public was treated to dribs and drabs of carefully-massaged media releases, while the whole stunt was taking place. A picture of a giddy Dexter, shovel in hand, planting a carob tree while wearing a [Jewish National Fund]-logo hat, for example, made the media rounds...The JNF presents itself as some kind of tree-planting outfit...however, they own about 13% of all of Israeli lands, and make a habit of only selling to individuals of Jewish heritage. They also operate as a strong-arm eviction force for Palestinians who just don't leave of their own accord.
