Canada's willingness to pretend that what is happening in Palestine is not happening brings shame to our country. It is doubly ridiculous that Canada is passing resolutions in Parliament that condemn civil society actions against Israel, a state that richly deserves to be sanctioned. As Israel becomes more and more of what it is -an outright apartheid state that is an expert "humiliation machine" Canadians will start to question why our government offers tacit support to such a brutal regime. If we are going to do so, let's at least be honest and open about what Israel is. We do business with Saudi Arabia without pretending that it is a liberal democracy. We should stop pretending that Israel has anything in common with Canada, beyond its willingness to steal another people's land and then humiliate and marginalize them.