It’s easy to find another interpretation: Israel is a useful stooge for Western powers. They do what they’re told to do.
After all, it’s western powers that created modern Israel in the first place, partly to keep the region destabilized so that the Middle East wouldn’t threaten the Western power bloc.
For example, for those applying within Canada, the price of a five-year passport would rise to $123.24 and the cost of a 10 year passport would increase to $164.32. For those who apply from outside Canada, a 10-year passport would cost $267.02.
However, in an impact statementaccompanying the move, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says that's just the first step.
"The passport program's base fee structure alone can no longer support the cost of program operations," the department wrote. "Since the last time inflation was accounted for in program fees, the CPI increased by 14.5 per cent, leading to expenditures outpacing revenues by approximately $121 million in fiscal year 2024-25.
I remember when a passport was $35 and you could walk into a passport office with no appointment and walk out 15 minutes later, with the passport arriving at your home within 2 weeks.
The service has not kept track with inflation either.
Seems like they’re advocating using a Fairphone running e/OS, Ecosia as the search engine, LibreWolf as the browser, LibreOffice as the office package, and W for social media?
Yes, but they’re mostly rich and powerful people, right? So they would have left the country when Apartheid ended in 1994, 32 years ago, or decided to dig in and hold on to what their ancestors rightfully stole?
I just don’t see why anyone who meets the criteria would want to come to the US as a refugee in 2026….
You don’t say?