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· April, 2007

Stories about Palestine from April, 2007

Arabeyes: On Selling a Palestinian Kidney and Changing the Israeli Flag

Do you want to know why a Palestinian wants to sell his kidney, or what had happened to the bicycle of a Lebanese blogger on September 10, 2001? What is more difficult: returning home after living abroad for five years or demanding that Israel changes its flag just as the Kurds want to change the Iraqi flag? And last but not least: why does Ala'a Abdulfattah - the Godfather of Egyptian bloggers - say he isn't and was never a blogger? To know more, read on.

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
30 April 2007

Arabeyes: Palestinian Jordanian Anyone?

Jordanian blogger Hareega is furious that people avoid discussing racism in his society. He is particularly angry about the discrimination Jordanians of Palestinian origin go through in a country he...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
26 April 2007

Israel: Keeping Faith

Jerusalem-based blogger Desert Peace spent Israel's National Day in an Arab village in Northern Israel where he met a man who has still not lost his faith in God. “I...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
25 April 2007

Palestine: Who is Azmi Bishara?

Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah sheds light on Palestinian-Israeli Azmi Bishara – the Head of the National Democratic Assembly political party in Israel, a Christian Palestinian and a citizen of Israel...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
25 April 2007

Arabeyes: What Makes a Good Blog and a Good Doctor?

From discussing what makes a good blog and who is a good doctor, we move to see the reaction of a father whose son is used as a human shield and why a blogger refuses to reply to comments on his blog while he is on holiday as we skim blogs from Tunisia to Kuwait this week.

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
24 April 2007

Egypt: Rare Visit

Egyptian blogger egYptianist posts a rare find in an Egyptian newspaper, dating back to 1913, which reads: “Egyptian Delta Railways Ltd. Helwan Line. Visit to the Israelite Cemetery. We are...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
24 April 2007

Israel: Gaza Predictions

Based off of recent statements from Abbas, Aliyah advises: “Palestinians should also hold onto their hats –and find some basements to hide out in –because I’d wager that the gun...

Written by Deborah Ann Dilley
8 April 2007

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