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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Palestine: Protest Against Arab Family in Israel
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah links to an article about a protest by Israeli citizens demanding that an Arab family is not allowed to move into the Naveh Zayit neighborhood in...
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...
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.
Israel: Terrifying Conversation from Sderot
Israeli blogger Stephanie posts an IM chat between Sderot resident Shlomo and a friend sitting at a business meeting in another part of Israel. “In our day/age of YouTube, BlackBerry,...
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...
Palestine: Four Ways to Die in Gaza
Palestinian blogger Amal A says there are four ways to die, if you live in Gaza. They are: “By an Israeli missile By a guided Palestinian bullet to the heart...
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...
Israel: Daily Kos Bans Palestinian Bloggers
Jerusalem-based blogger DesertPeace announces : “In their continuing ‘War Against Truth, Justice and The American Way’ Daily Kos banned two other writers who dared to speak the truth. My dear...
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...
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’....
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...
Israel: Palestinians Banned from Dead Sea
Blogger Dan Fleshler reports that IDF soldiers have received orders to prevent Palestinians from accessing the Dead Sea. “This is the kind of story that feeds into the increasingly popular...
Palestine: End Occupation Rallies Planned
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah reports about mass protests to end Israeli occupation, planned on June 9th and 10th in Washington, DC.
Palestine: Disabled Children on the Street
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah reports the destruction of a centre for disabled children by the Israeli forces. “Where on earth would you expect to see a military forces going out...
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...
Palestine: Why Israel is After Bishara?
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah links to an article by former Israeli Knesset member Azmi Bishara.