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Justin Trudeau: New Trade Deal Must Protect Canadian Cultural Sovereignty and Identity

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/05/justin-trudeau-new-trade-deal-must-protect-canadian-cultural-sovereignty-and-identity/

>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted he will not agree to any new trade pact with the United States that doesn’t protect Canadian sovereignty and identity.

>“It is inconceivable to Canadians that an American network might buy Canadian media affiliates, whether it’s newspapers or TV stations or TV networks. It would be a giving up of our sovereignty and our identity and that is something that we will simply not accept,” Trudeau said in a press conference on Tuesday.”We’ve made it very clear that defending that cultural exemption is something fundamental to Canadians.”

>Canadian officials have lately adopted an adamantly nationalist stance in trade negotiations, with Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland pointing out that she is “paid in Canadian dollars.” “We are always going to stand up for the national interest and Canadian values,” Freeland said Friday.

U.S. Promises to ‘Respond Swiftly’ if Assad Uses Chemical Weapons in Idlib

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/09/05/u-s-promises-respond-swiftly-assad-uses-chemical-weapons-idlib/

>The White House on Tuesday issued a clear warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he must not use chemical weapons during the massive assault on Idlib province he is expected to launch in the coming days.

>The White House statement warned Assad and his allies against the “reckless escalation of an already tragic conflict” that would risk hundreds of thousands of civilian lives.

>“Let us be clear, it remains our firm stance that if President Bashar al-Assad chooses to again use chemical weapons, the United States and its Allies will respond swiftly and appropriately,” the White House said.

U.S. Ambassador Sees Golan Remaining in Israeli Hands ‘Forever’

https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/09/06/report-u-s-ambassador-sees-golan-remaining-in-israeli-hands-forever/

>US ambassador to Israel David Friedman expects the annexed Golan Heights to remain under Israeli control “forever”, according to an excerpt released Thursday of an interview he gave to an Israeli newspaper.

>“Giving up the high area of the Golan Heights may put Israel at great security disadvantage, and it is unnecessary to say that I cannot think of anyone more unworthy of receiving such a prize than Assad,” he said, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Centuries Old Torah Not Burned in Rio Blaze

https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/09/06/museum-centuries-old-torah-not-burned-in-rio-blaze/

>Brazil’s National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism’s oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America.

Israel Aims for Improved Iran Deal in 2019

https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/09/06/report-israel-aims-for-improved-iran-deal-in-2019/

>The Times of Israel reports: In the wake of the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, a document from Israel’s Foreign Ministry reportedly says efforts for 2019 should focus “on pressuring for an improved agreement that will address the flaws in the old deal.”

>According to Haaretz, which reported on the document, this wording in the ministry’s 2019 objectives document marks a change from the 2018 ministry plan, which focused instead on “establishing red lines” and “preventing Iran from making effective progress in its nuclear program, first and foremost with regard to the nuclear agreement.”