Premier William Davis of Ontario affirmed here that Canada must commit itself to preserving Israel. The head of the Progressive Conservative government of Canada’s most populous province told a meeting of the Toronto United Jewish Appeal that Canada’s foreign policy must never be allowed “to become so weak or so soft or so vague or so self-seeking that it no longer has room for a stand of principle in the Middle East.” Davis, who was being honored by the 850 UJA guests, said his government would not tolerate any submission to the Arab boycott against Israel or any Canadians who trade with Israel to the extent that provincial human rights laws could prevent this. He recently returned from a trip to Israel.
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