National Post: Jonathan Kay: "Death in Hebron, hope in Washington" (1/09/2010) “On Tuesday, Hamas gunmen killed four Israeli settlers – including a pregnant woman – at a road junction near the West Bank city of Hebron. It was a vile act, committed by terrorists whose plainly stated goal is to scuttle any hope of peace between Jews and Palestinians. Yet the circumstances surrounding the tragedy also suggest there is hope for progress in this week’s peace talks in Washington between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.” Send a letter to the editorSubmit a comment online 24 Hours: Reuters: "Hamas praises shooting deaths" (1/09/2010) “Four Israeli civilians in a car were shot dead in the West Bank on Tuesday on the eve of a US sponsored Middle East peace summit in Washington.”
Metro News Toronto: AP: "US launching Mideast talks" (1/09/2010) “After months of shuttle diplomacy, the Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years.” Send a letter to the editor
Embassy Magazine: Staff: “Talking Points” (1/09/2010) “Palestinian group loses QC appeal The Court of Appeal in Quebec has upheld a ruling that a lawsuit pitting a Palestinian group against two Montreal companies must be heard in Israel, the CBC reported. On Aug. 12, the Court ruled that two developers building condominiums in the West Bank did not violate international law. The lawsuit went to Quebec on the notion that Israel would not hear the case as it has not ratified the convention that would make the settlement illegal. The Quebec court ruled there was not sufficient evidence to prove Israel would not hear the case.”
Canadian Jewish News: Janice Arnold: "Support growing for axed radio music host" (1/09/2010) “The Israeli consulate has joined the thousands of fans calling for the return of Dan Behrman’s music show on Radio-Canada. After six years, Behrman’s program on the Espace Musique network was suddenly taken off the air in June sparking an unusually passionate and sustained protest from listeners.”
National Post: Eytan Dishy (letter to the editor) "Mideast dreaming" (1/09/2010) "This column was plagued with misinformation. The Palestinian Authority’s policing in the West Bank is an utter joke, a silly show to appease the international community. Unless Hamas has dropped its jihadist ideals overnight and amended the introduction to its charter stating: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it," I hardly believe that Hamas is ready to start singing Kumbaya with the Jews. The drop in Isreali causalities has been for two plain and simple reasons: The disputed security fence and Israeli raids on terror cells in the West Bank. Mr. Indyk also criticizes settlements and hopes that Mahmoud Abbas will have the courage to make peace. How long will Americans go on believing this rubbish?"
Globe and Mail: Amy Verner: "Krav Maga teaches you to kick butt like an Israeli soldier" (1/09/2010) "Krav Maga (Hebrew for “contact combat”) was introduced in Czechoslovakia nearly 80 years ago by Imre Lichtenfeld as a way for the Jewish people of Bratislava to protect themselves against anti-Semitic groups. After the state of Israel was established in 1948, he began instructing the Israeli Defence Forces and gradually, the training spilled over into the realm of law enforcement."
CBC.ca: "Bollywood plans Jesus biopic" (1/09/2010) “South Indian director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and producer Konda Krishnam Raju have announced they will make a $30-million US feature about the early life of Jesus of Nazareth. The movie, announced Tuesday in Jerusalem, will be shot in Israel and the Palestinian Territories over the next few months.”
Toronto Sun: Reuters: "US adds Pakistan Taliban to terror list" (1/09/2010) “There are 46 groups on the U.S. list of “foreign terrorist organizations,” including al Qaeda and the Palestinian group Hamas. Designations need to be renewed every two years.”
Halifax Herald: Alex Wilner: "Turning al-Qaida into heretical thugs" (1/09/2010) "To call this terror "homegrown" is not to suggest it has no foreign entanglements. Al-Qaida, Hezbollah and the Tamil Tigers have long relied on diaspora communities for support. And while Westerners have also travelled overseas to join such organizations, these groups increasingly now recruit young Westerners, train them abroad, then send them home to wreak havoc."
CBC News Network: Carole McNeil/Margaret Evans: "West Bank funeral" (1/09/2010) “"Hundreds of people gathered in the West Bank today for the funeral of four ISraelis who were shot dead in Hebron. Hamas says it’s behind yesterday’s attack, Hamas is the government of Gaza. It happened after dark on a busy highway used by both Palestinians and Jewish settlers. Israeli security forces worked with the Palestinian Authority to quickly round up about 150 members of the group." Watch this clip onlineSend a letter to the CBC
CBC News Now: Carole McNeil/Susan Bonner: "Peace talks under attack" (1/09/2010) “The latest Middle East peace talks begin tomorrow and there’s already been an attempt to sabotage them as we reported yesterday afternoon, Hamas says it killed four Israeli settlers in the West Bank last night, one of them pregnant and also is promising more attacks. Israelis have retaliatated there was an attack on a Palestinian home, but the Israeli authorities stopped the settlers before they could do any serious damage.” Watch this report onlineSend a letter to the CBC
CTV National News: Paul Workman "on the Mideast peace talks" (1/09/2010) “The latest round of Middle East peace talks have begun in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Barack Obama met separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The real talks, though, begin Thursday with face-to-face negotiations.”
