Israeli Bloggers Share Stories of Obama's Visit
Region: IsraelPosted by Gilad Lotan to Global Voices Online Obama's recent visit to Israel was certainly a hot topic across Israeli media, which acknowledges the Democratic candidate for taking all necessary steps to mark his stance ... more
Views: 997Samir Kuntar and what should be done
Region: United StatesSamir Kuntar was received back into the loving arms of his brethren, Hezbollah, in a prisoner exchange in which the Israelis were at the loosing end of the bargain. It appears that Kuntar has not learned anything from his ... more
Views: 915Jerusalem Suffers Copycat Bulldozer Attack
Region: IsraelPosted by Maya Norton to Global Voices Online Breaking news in the Israeli mainstream news and blogosphere reports that a man driving a bulldozer ploughed down the streets of Jerusalem in a mad rampage, mimicking ... more
Views: 1385'Selective Journalism' in Latest Bulldozer Attack Coverage
Region: PalestinePosted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online Following a second bulldozer attack by a Palestinian civilian in less than a month (Global Voices covered the first one here), Palestinian bloggers are frustrated by how loca... more
Views: 1409Russophone Bloggers Discuss Israel-Lebanon Prisoner Deal
Region: IsraelPosted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online While some bloggers from the former Soviet Union take interest in the Middle Eastern affairs out of idle (or not so idle) curiosity, for others Israel is home, and so i... more
Views: 1183Israel’s Prisoner Exchange makes no Sense at all
Region: United StatesIsrael’s Knesset recently voted in favor of a prisoner exchange. However, the specifics of the exchange are where the debates rage. Israel, in it&rsq... more
Views: 1016Bulldozer Rampage: Terrorism or Murder?
Region: PalestinePosted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online Only Arabs are terrorists… reads the subject heading on live from occupied palestine's blog. The blogger is referring to the headlines splashed across Israeli and fore... more
Views: 1283Differences Between Jerusalem and Networking...
Region: IsraelAmsterdam, 30th June 2008 In one weekend, I have been in two very different worlds - worlds that could not be further apart. On Saturday morning, Roeland and I travelled from Europe to Israel to take part in the Silico... more
Views: 1008Opposition Looks Forward to End of Syrian Isolation
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicMembers of the opposition have expressed hope that attempts to break Syria’s international isolation could give them an opportunity to push for reforms to government policy. Damascus has recently engaged in a flurry... more
Views: 1217“Nothing to Hide” From Nuclear Inspectors
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicAnalysts in Syria insist the reason Damascus is allowing the United Nation’s atomic watchdog in for an inspection is that it has nothing to hide. After several months’ delay, a delegation from the Internationa... more
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