The Canada-Israel Committee this evening extended congratulations to Israel, the Middle East’s only democracy, on the conclusion of their 18th Knesset elections.
 ”Every Israeli, from the Right to the Left, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian was empowered to participate in this election” said Moshe Ronen, National Chair of the CIC. “As citizens of a sister democracy, the Canadian Jewish community is particularly proud.”
 ”By the closeness of the vote, Israel has once again shown the world what a real pluralistic democracy looks like” concluded Mr. Ronen, observing that as a consequence, the real result will only be known over the coming weeks.  The CIC is confident that Canada will continue to work closely with the next Israeli government.
 Mr. Ronen is in Israel and available for comment to Canadian media.
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