Daily Archives: 2 July 2009

A boat carrying foreign activists and three tons of medical supplies was rerouted Tuesday. Meanwhile, the fishing industry – a key source of jobs and protein – has been crippled. By Mel Frykberg | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor … Continue reading →

Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada, 30 June 2009 “There was an explosion, maybe 20 meters away. Then another immediately after. I realized I had been hit,” said Saleh Ahmad al-Medani, pulling aside the collar of his T-shirt to show one … Continue reading →

By Claire Messud | June 29, 2009 I RECENTLY returned from a literary festival that was to have opened and closed in Jerusalem; but which, to our surprise, opened in France and closed in the United Kingdom. Some 20-odd writers … Continue reading →