Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand summoned Israel’s ambassador to explain why a delegation of Canadian MPs was refused entry to the West Bank earlier this month.Virginia Mayo/The Associated Press

Lawrence P. Haber is a retired financial industry executive and securities lawyer, who currently serves on several corporate and advisory boards.

Apparently, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has summoned Israel’s Ambassador for an explanation as to why Canadian MPs were turned away at the border from Jordan into the West Bank.

The Minister appears to not get it. Here’s what happened. The purpose of the visit, comprised of around 30 Canadians and six MPs, was ostensibly to meet with Palestinians in the territory. But it was more of a publicity stunt, of the sort you might see from Greta Thunberg, sponsored by malign parties and designed by people with an agenda, and meant to embarrass the Israeli government and deflect from the important and difficult work being done by others to try to reduce tensions in the region and mitigate the serious conflicts there.

Just like Canada, Israel, as a sovereign country, has the right to control its borders and decide who can enter. Ms. Anand’s summons, coupled with her government’s........

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