Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: Throngs of Israelis literally reached out to touch Stephen Harper on Tuesday as he basked in a hero's welcome at the sacred Western Wall, shortly after he and his Israeli counterpart insisted their countries do, indeed, have differences of opinion. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Netanyahu and his wife then accompanied Harper and his wife Laureen to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum for a harrowing look back at the horrors perpetrated on the Jews by Nazi Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes a moment as he visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. While in the Middle East Harper is visiting Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The prime minister's jam-packed second full day in Israel included a morning chat with President Shimon Peres, as well as a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and six Canadian cabinet ministers, including John Baird and Jason Kenney. Related Items Articles Israeli gas find remains bottled up Harper enters Middle East crucible, and provides fuel to his critics Palestinian media cry foul over access to Harper visit to Bethlehem Text of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's speech to the Israeli parliament Singling out Israel is 'weak, wrong' form of new anti-Semitism: Harper (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.