Mr. Speaker, the heads of state with whom the Prime Minister has held talks have not been critical of the Prime Minister's remarks.
I am told that Prime Minister Barak of Israel publicly thanked Canada for its peacekeeping efforts in the region and that President Arafat also publicly thanked the Prime Minister for visiting the region and for Canada's support for the Palestinian people.
So, if we are talking about really important figures, leaders of countries in the region, they thanked the Prime Minister.