Israel at 61, quality food, students join senator in elevator

The Canadian Friends of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Canada-Israel Committee held a special reception on the Hill in honour of Israel’s 61^st year of independence.

Toronto-area Tory MP Peter Kent and Merle Goldman, Associate National Director of the Canadian Friends of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Conservative B.C. MP James Lunney, Chair of the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group.

Ronnie Appleby, President of The Canadian Friends of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Moshe Ronen (left), National Chair of the Canada-Israel Committee, and Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler.

Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler.

Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler (left) and Bloc MP Paul Crête.

Steeve Azoulay, CJPAC’s Quebec Region Director.

NDP media man Karl Belanger (right) with former Liberal MP Patrick Gagnon..

Toronto Liberal MP Rob Oliphant (left).

Edmonton Tory MP James Rajotte.

Ottawa Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre.

Quebec Liberal MP Bernard Patry (left) and Toronto Liberal MP Rob Oliphant.

Winnipeg Liberal MP Anita Neville.

Israeli ambassador Miriam Ziv.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (left) and Liberal Senator Jerry Grafstein.

Mark Cameron from the PMO.

NDP Winnipeg MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Toronto Liberal MP Joe Volpe (centre) with students from the Hebrew Academy high school in Montreal.

Students from the Hebrew Academy high school in Montreal.

Students from the Hebrew Academy high school in Montreal with Independent Senator Mira Spivak in the elevator.

The food was prepared by chef Oved Alfia from the Dan Hotel chain in Israel.

The food.