Fri May 18, 2012
Middle East
Power Plays for Peace
By Yona Kaplan, Israel – July 2006
From the beginning of the latest war between Israel and Lebanon it seemed as though everyone wanted Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon. So eventually, we agreed. Now Israeli forces are completely out of Lebanon including the positions Israel occupied during the war that were previously held [...]
Music You’d Kill For
By Yaffa Fredrick, New Jersey – July 2006
Victor Hugo once wrote, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” However, I wonder if he would have included the advocacy of violence in lyrics sung by Palestinian rap artists from Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
“Where [...]
No Victors of War in the Middle East
By Guillaume Suon Petit, Beirut – July 2006
In Hrat Hrieck, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, 15 year old Nahila came home for the first time since the cease fire. Home was a heap of large dusty stones. Living in close proximity to Hezbollah’s headquarters, Nahila’s home became a coincidental target for Israeli’s bombs. [...]
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