By Mustafa Barghouti, Int’l Herald Tribune RAMALLAH, West Bank–As we enter the 41st year of Israel’s military occupation, one of the more sinister policies inflicted upon us is what Israel calls “targeted killings.” Israel applies no death penalty, except against Palestinians living under Israeli military government in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. There, suspected opponents of Israel’s occupation are routinely executed without charge, judge or jury. Innocents who happen to be in the vicinity of…

from Agence France Presse JERUSALEM (AFP) – A grandson of Israel’s legendary right-wing prime minister Menachem Begin is a regular protester against the country’s controversial West Bank separation barrier, media reported on Thursday. The tabloid-style Maariv newspaper published a photograph of 32-year-old Avinadav Begin and a young Palestinian facing off with Israeli soldiers in riot gear during a weekly demonstration against the barrier. Maariv quoted liberally from websites in which the young Begin declared his desire…