Global Voices: While the flames of war engulf Lebanon, Gaza is still under attack. Many of the victims have been Palestinian children, some barely a year old; and as their families prepare to burry them Haitham Sabbah asks the fundemental question: â??How shall we forget? How shall we forgive?â? [continue reading]

Global Voices: The word ‘peace’ has never seemed further from the recent realities that have gripped the region. Instead, the word ‘conflict’ seems to dominate the undertones of every blogger whoâ??s been keeping track of the developments in Palestine; and even ‘conflict’ feels like a euphemism these days. – Naseem Tarawnah

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Article of Interest: Nine months before he invaded Lebanon, Ariel Sharon let me in on his grand design for solving all the problems of this region. It was mind-boggling. He did not ask me to keep it secret, just not to attribute it to him directly. I published it accordingly. [article]

Global Voices: The shelling of a Gaza beach few days ago which resulted in several deaths, continues to be a priority story for Palestinian bloggers this week; specifically the unresolved issue of responsibility. [read]

Global Voices: Tragedy and shock has captured the minds and hearts of Palestinian bloggers this week. The Israeli shelling of Gaza which lead to the death of several civilians including women and children, has some calling it Bloody Friday…[read]

Two commenters informed me recently about the pop-ups from webstats4u and I’ve switched over to statcounter. So props to Qwaider and RocketRay for keeping me informed and apologies for any inconvenience it may have caused my visitors.

Global Voices: From barber shops and strawberry fields to politics and the lives of students behind walls, the Palestinian blogosphere this week has many stories to tell. [read]

Ziyad Hmeidan is a student at Birzeit University and a Palestinian human rights worker from Bethlehem. He has been a fieldworker with human rights organisation Al-Haq since 2000. Sadly, Ziyad has been subject to Israeli administrative detention – detention without charge – for a year now. [read] [sign the petition]