West Bank
Nice region of darkness you have here: Stephen Harper visits the Middle East
Why the PM should take a helicopter over the West Bank
Why Canada should support the Palestinian membership bid at the UN
And why Israel should too
Israel rules settlers must evacuate outpost by next week
Migron settlement includes about 50 families
Bibi’s choice
A new report declares West Bank settlements legal, but Israel can hardly afford to further alienate Washington
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.
You can bank on it
The territory has seen nearly double-digit growth this year and has become a hot spot for foreign investment
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
Israel’s big stick
The Gaza war has been a return to the bedrock policy of hitting enemies hard