The Real News visits one of Israel's arms expos and talks to the attorney who exposed the names of the country's weapons exporters

Canada's political support of Israel is well known; its military, intelligence and arms trade with Israel are not.

Baum: New technologies are allowing Israel to maintain control over its occupation remotely

From children's shows to national war drills, a discussion on militarism in Israeli society and gender equality in the army. ==== On Wednesday, June 22nd, Israel held the largest war exercise in its history. The Real News' Lia Tarachansky interviewed Rela Mazali, the founder of New Profile, an organization working to demilitarize Israeli society, and Alex Cohn, a war resister who served five months for objecting to serve in the army. Cohn analyses a children's show that portrays a typical interaction between soldiers and Israeli children as part of a discussion on the insidious prevalence of militarism in Israeli society. For more info, see http://www.therealnews.com

Boycotted by activists, the Israeli company AHAVA is backed by one of Israel's most powerful families

Hever: The Israeli government is hiding the true cost of the occupation even from itself After US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Jerusalem this weekend, the US-mediated peace talks threaten to collapse. Meanwhile Israel ramps up its occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported last Friday that at least 11 locations within settlement colonies in the West Bank are escalating construction in order to alter "facts on the ground." In October, the joint Israeli-Palestinian organization, Alternative Information Center, organized a conference on the economy of the Israeli occupation in Bethlehem. The Real News' Lia Tarachansky attended and spoke to the AIC's Shir Hever about the real costs of maintaining Israel's occupation. Shir Hever is an economic researcher in the Alternative Information Center, a Palestinian-Israeli organization active in Jerusalem and Beit-Sahour. Researching the economic aspect of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, some of his research topics include international aid to the Palestinians and Israel, the effects of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories on the Israeli economy, and the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against Israel. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of the economy of the Israeli occupation. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealNews http://therealnews.com/t/index.php

Israeli media this week is filled with argument over cost of war with Iran, as prices rise. For more www.therealnews.com

Levy: Israel is in a "coma" and needs outside help to get over its addiction to the occupation