Archive for April 12th, 2008

Just Shooting the Breeze

Posters of late leader Yasser Arafat are seen in the background as Palestinian men gather in a coffee shop to play cards and smoke in the West Bank refugee camp of Jalazoun near Ramallah, Saturday, April 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Coyote Hyena Ugly?

Award For Most Inventive Use of the Word “Stone”

Goes to our friends at the AP:

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling-shot to hurl a stone at Israeli border police, not seen, during a protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, Friday, April 11, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a [...]

A Brutal Murder, A Fitting Metaphor

Ynetnews reports on the brutal death of an Italian artist and peace activist.
A 33-year old Italian artist, Giuseppina Pasqualino, also known as Pippa Bacca, was found dead in Turkey on Saturday, after having been raped and murdered. Paqualino was hitchhiking towards Israel dressed in a wedding dress in an appeal for peace.
The woman was last [...]