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Israeli settlers shoot unarmed Palestinians; Israeli army stands by

One might imagine that filmed evidence of civilian thugs shooting an unarmed protester in the head while soldiers stand by and do nothing might be big news in Canada — especially if those thugs and soldiers are citizens of a country that our Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird says “has no greater friend than Canada.”

Israel closes off West Bank ahead of Palestinians’ Land Day demonstrations

Israel is tightening security and closing off the occupied West Bank as Palestinians and their supporters prepare for what are expected to be mass Land Day demonstrations. Dozens of marches are being held to condemn and draw attention to Israel’s land policies as part of an annual day of demonstration to mark the anniversary of the killing of six Arabs who were demonstrating against land appropriation in 1976.

It takes a village to raise an idiot, He did it for the kids and Bad times for burkas

Newsmakers

Maclean’s Interview: Efraim Halevy

Former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy on the prospects for peace with the Palestinians, and Iran, and why Israel is indestructible

Week in Pictures: October 2nd – October 9th, 2009

The best pictures from the last seven days