After the fighting, a battle for hope

After the fighting, a battle for hope
Declan Walsh Pashmul
The Guardian
25 Sep 2006

The black smoke and deafening clatter of war filled the air. American warplanes screamed across the sky, pounding Taliban positions into rubble. The dusty ground trembled under a barrage of artillery. Afghan commandos probed the enemy lines, searching... read more...

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Israeli tourism business reels from blow of war

Israeli tourism business reels from blow of war
By Sara Toth
The Wall Street Journal Europe
18 Sep 2006

JERUSALEM—There are two guests staying at the Port Inn in Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city. The other 64 beds in the hotel are empty, and there are no reservations on the horizon, says Zeev Siles, the hotel’s owner. The plight of the Port Inn is... read more...

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Palestinian unity deal aims to end aid boycott

Palestinian unity deal aims to end aid boycott
BY MARK MacKINNON, JERUSALEM
Globe and Mail
12 Sep 2006

After months of feuding, rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas announced yesterday that they have reached agreement on a government of national unity, one they hope will persuade the international community to lift its crushing aid boycott. It... read more...

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Palestinian children pay price of Israel’s Summer Rain offensive

Palestinian children pay price of Israel’s Summer Rain offensive
Rory McCarthy Gaza City
The Guardian
07 Sep 2006

On a humid afternoon, an hour or two after lunch, Nadi al-Attar, 12, set off on a donkey-drawn cart with his grandmother Khariya and two of his young cousins to pick figs from a small orchard near their home in northern Gaza. Ahmed, 17, one of the... read more...

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