The best thing about the Wikileaks is that they remind us how cynical & duplicitous the Clark govt (1999 – 2008) was (for those of us that need reminding).
""Its overly strong reaction to Israel over this issue suggests the GoNZ sees this flap as an opportunity to bolster its credibility with the Arab community, and by doing so, perhaps, help NZ lamb and other products gain greater access to a larger and more lucrative market."
Wikileaks alleges that Clark was driven by securing trade deals with Arab countries when she took an unusually strong stance against Israel. If this is true, then such cynical behaviour is in part forgivable given she at least had NZ trade at heart.
However, I remember this incident was at a time when the opposition National Party was making real head way in the polls. I suspect Clark was more motivated by keeping the Nats out of the media than any trade deals.
Either way, things were not what they seemed with the 5th Labour govt.
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