OTTAWA — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Canadians should oppose Israel’s government — not Israelis themselves — and blasts his successor for treating Prime Minister Mark Carney as “an enemy of Israel.”

“I only advise the people of Canada to oppose the Israeli government. That’s perfectly legitimate,” Olmert told The Canadian Press.

“Don’t oppose the State of Israel and the people of Israel. They are friends of Canada.”

He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been inaccurately portraying Prime Minister Mark Carney as hostile to his country. Six months have passed without the two leaders speaking directly.

“I would advise him not to declare (that) Canada is an enemy of Israel,” Olmert said of Netanyahu. “Canada is a friend of Israel and the prime minister of

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