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· May, 2007

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Stories about Palestine from May, 2007

Syria: Lebanese Ceasefire

“Fateh Al Islam has accepted a government offer of a ceasefire. They say they will stop attacks if the army does not attack them. The army has responded by saying...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
22 May 2007

Lebanon: Fighting Toll

As fighting in Lebanon continues between the Lebanese Army and Fateh el Islam, Tom Felle takes a look at the toll: “As witnesses said there are bodies strewn on the...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
22 May 2007

Lebanon: Attrition War

“The situation is sliding into an attrition war. The broad support by all Lebanese and Palestinian faction, other than ‘Fateh al Islam’, to the army and its actions against those...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
22 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

Syria: Bombing Nahr el Bared Camp

Blogger Golaniya from Syria announces: “My friend Ashraf, a Palestinian refugee in Rashydyeh Camp in the South, has recently launched his blog, and posted about the current Uncovered situation of...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
21 May 2007

Egypt: Breast-feeding Adults

Palestinian blogger Amal A is in stitches over the latest Egyptian Islamic university Al Azhar fatwa, which stipulates that a woman can nurse or breast-feed a grown up man, if...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
18 May 2007

Arabeyes: Memorial Translations

Whether it was a genuine mistake or part of a calculated propaganda strategy, the Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI) sure has a lot of explanation to do as bloggers across the region started questioning their motives this week after glaring mistakes were spotted in the translation of a Palestinian children's television programme.

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
17 May 2007

Palestine: Life in Gaza

Palestinian blogger Dr Mona El Farra describes her life in Gaza here. “In the last 4 days, situation has deteriorated in Gaza, clashes between Fath and Hamas restarted, I am...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
16 May 2007

Palestine: Double Nakba

Writing from Gaza for the Electronic Intifada, Rami Almeghari says: “My pen is bleeding, my hand is shaking, my heart is sighing and my mind is stuffed with the bitter...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
16 May 2007

Algeria: Bad Translations

Algerian blogger and linguist Lameen Souag takes a look at bad translations. “The moral in all this for English-language media is clear: when some helpful organisation sends you a free...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
16 May 2007

Jordan: The Way We Fight

Discussion is heating up at Naseem Tarawnah‘s post entitled The Way We Fight. On occupation, resistance and war, he writes: “Instead we say ‘they started it’ or ‘they’ve done worse’....

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
14 May 2007

Israel: Life in Sderot

Blogger Rick Richman brings us up-to-date with the latest developments in the Israeli town of Sdoret. “The invaluable One Jerusalem held a bloggers’ conference call today with Noam Bedein of...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
12 May 2007

Palestine: Israel Lobby Debate

Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah writes about the Doha Debate held at Oxford and hosted by Tim Sebastian , which “took place amid mounting controversy over the role of the pro-Israel...

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
8 May 2007
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