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· May, 2007

Stories about Israel from May, 2007

Israel: Underground Sderot

Batya, from Israel, jokingly suggests building an underground Sderot. “‘Sderot Underground’ should be so strong, secure and reliable, that the new “Sderot” will be the most desirable place to live...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
31 May 2007

Israel: Volunteers for Sderot

“Right, volunteers are being called for to come to the aid of citizens in Sderot. Below I’m going to append the information so that folks around and about can get...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
29 May 2007

Israel: Remaining Israeli

Israeli blogger Yehuda describes how his two children are involved in relief work and how he will never leave Israel despite holding a US nationality. “But it's a little something...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
29 May 2007

Israel: What's Wrong With Golan?

Israeli blogger Shmuel writes about how a customer service center in Jerusalem, which promises to deliver packages anywhere in Israel, refuses to deliver him a package to his home in...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
29 May 2007

Palestine: South African Views on Israel

Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah links to an article about “Ronnie Kasrils – South Africa Minister of Intelligence – testimony and experience upon his visit to Israel and Occupied Palestine; published...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
29 May 2007

Israel: More Qassams Fired

Aussie Dave from Israel reports that more Qassams have been fired into Israel. “While there have been no injuries, one of the Qassams started a fire in a wheat field...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
25 May 2007

Israel: Sderot Under Attack

From Israel Katherine links to a video of a Sderot factory worker badly hurt in a Qassam rocket attack. “Sderot is a little town a few km's from the border...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
24 May 2007

Israel: Give Peace a Chance

IsraeliMom writes : “What bothers me most, is the implicit support of the Kassam attacks by ordinary Palestinians living in Gaza. I hope I'm wrong there and that they don't...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
24 May 2007

Israel: Marking Shavuot

Israeli blogger Yael gives us a short introduction to how she marked Shavuot. “For those who don’t know anything about Shavuot (which means 99% of Jews and everyone else), the...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
23 May 2007

Israel: On Oprah's Visit

Israeli blogger Desert Peace is appalled that talk show Diva Oprah Winfrey accepted to pay Israel a solidarity visit. “I only hope that if she comes here she will visit...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
23 May 2007

Arabeyes: What's Happening at the Daily Kos?

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine bloggers have been battling it out at the Daily Kos for quite some time. And then came Al Nakba, or the catastrophe, as the pro-Palestinian camp refers to it - when Pro-Palestine diarist were allegedly banned from cross-posting their diaries on the DKos. New rules of engagement have since been penned and bloggers' attempts to wave the olive branch may open a new chapter of relations between citizen journalists from the two opposing camps.

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
23 May 2007

Egypt: On Israeli-Palestinian Relations

‘Another, other, other, depressing slide downward in the Middle East: “Hamas declared open war on Israel yesterday, pledging to renew suicide bombings after Israeli leaders vowed to kill senior politicians...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
22 May 2007

Israel: Candy Warning

Israeli blogger David Bogner isn't happy with candy he bought at a local store. His advice to his readers is: “Look, a word to the wise. Stay away from ‘Klipp...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
22 May 2007

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