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Read my latest Global Voices round up of Palestinian & Pro-Palestinian blogs, and their reactions to the recent Beit Hanoun Massacre. The world has got to wake up!
Global Voices: One week after the Israeli army brutally attacked a weekly non-violent legal demonstration against the wall in the village of Bilâ??in, August 18th saw yet another black and blue protest. ISM reports that this time the army showed a greater sense of preparation as they added water cannons to their arsenal of rubber bullets and sound grenades. The cannons fired blue colored water on the demonstrators resulting in burns and skin irritation, stirring questions of whether the water had been mixed with chemicals. [Read More]
Global Voices: August 11th saw another weekly non-violent protest in Bilâ??in take a wrong turn as the Israeli army attacked protesters with rubber bullets and sound grenades as they marched toward the Separation Wall. [continue reading]
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
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]
On Rounding Up Palestinian Blogs
…and the depression that ensues. For the past few weeks I’ve been writing the round ups for Palestinian Blogs on Global Voices. It’s not an easy job so I don’t know how Shaden (before me) managed to do it all this time. When you do these round ups it involves a lot of reading but [...]
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]
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