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The Conservatives, Liberals and NDP are generally in favour of political disharmony, but they are not dogmatic about it.

In a debate on Israel Thursday, the parties agreed that the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the only democracy in the Middle East is a misguided idea that undermines the prospects of peace.

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But even though they were in agreement on the subject, the debate was marked with the usual rhetorical hair-pulling and eye-gouging.

What’s the point of politics if voters can’t differentiate between the quintessence of virtue on your side and the charlatans across the aisle?

“This is not a partisan issue,” said Tony Clement, the Conservative foreign affairs critic, secretly hoping the Liberals would make it one.

Clement led off the debate, calling BDS a form of discrimination, “just like boycotts that have targeted Jews throughout history.”