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Entourage includes 6 cabinet ministers, 30 business people and community leaders
CBC News Posted: Jan 19, 2014 7:33 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 19, 2014 7:33 AM ET
Stephen Harper's first official visit to Israel 49:59
Stephen Harper's first official visit to Israel 49:59
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a sizable entourage has arrived at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv for his first official state visit to Israel. The six-day Middle East tour will includes stops in the West Bank and Jordan.
His plane left Ottawa Saturday evening, with six cabinet ministers on board, along with 30 business people and community leaders
The prime minister will address Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, making history as the first Canadian prime minister to do so. It will be the prime minister's first visit to Israel since winning power in 2006.
Spokesman Jason MacDonald says Harper will promote commercial relations, as well as peace and security in the region, when he meets Israeli leaders and, later in the week, the King of Jordan.
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