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Silently Mourning the Murdered Gaza Children in Jaffa
January 12, 2009 | With troops continuing to march across the Israeli border into Gaza and the death toll now topping 900 a resolution to this conflict seems as far away as ever. Yudit Ilany is an independent photographer and designer based in Jaffa, Israel. She is also works passionately for human rights causes while still finding time to doccument the events of her home town Jaffa in her blog: occupied. This photograph is copyright protected by Yudit who can be contacted via her blog. How many more children will die? What does the future hold for Gaza? Read Yudits blog post here:... Full article »
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A New Chapter In Gaza As Ground Troops Are Sent In.
January 4, 2009 | Today Israeli ground troops entered Gaza in what has become a dangerous escallation of violence in the region. The European Union and the United Nations have called for an end to the offensive with the United Nations urging Israel to do all that it can to protect civilians living in the region. The motivation behind Israel's move and the likely implications were discussed today in a phone interview broadcast on 2GB on the Luke Bonner Show. To listen to the podcast follow this link: Ground Troops enter Gaza.... Full article »
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Directory - Health and Social Welfare Organisations
January 2, 2009 | Christmas is a time for getting together with family, reflecting on the year passed and making plans for the future. Unfortunately for some it is also a time of great pain when the stress and isolation of being homeless, alone or addicted is too much to bare. This weeks e-newsletter gave out some links to web sites and organisations that can offer help to those in need. Until a permanant blog location is created on which to build a directory of services a few have been posted below with more to follow: Beyond Blue Alcoholics Anonymous Wesley Mission Homeless Services... Full article »
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Peace On Earth Part 2
January 2, 2009 | Cynthia Newlin O'Connor is a fine art photographer based in New York specialising in photographing people, especially children. More examples of her Copyright protected work can be viewed on her company web site: A Thousand Words. The picture below was taken at Cape May at Dawn. Entitled "Gathering of Angels" it depicts Amish... Full article »
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Air Strikes Mark The Passing Of Ceasefire Deadline.
December 29, 2008 | It has been a bloody weekend in the Gaza strip with 280 dead and over 600 wounded during the Israeli offensive against Hamas targets. Israeli tanks and personnel carriers line the border as Hamas continue to hit back with rocket attacks. This worrying escalation in violence was discussed in a radio 2GB interview with Luke Bonna, broadcast on Monday 27th December. Israeli Air Strikes. Picture below sourced from Wikipedia. Hamas militants with Yasin Rocket propelled Grenade... Full article »
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Welcome to the Blog.
November 6, 2008 | Hello and welcome to my new adventure. My Global Insights blog will contain a daily update of my views on what is happening around the world as I try to make sense of the world's events. It will also contain information on some of my other activities, such as those on Radio 2GB.The site also has a large archive of my weekly Radio 2GB News Commentaries done over the years while I was at Wesley Mission. Appropriately enough for my beginning something new, the site begins with the election of Barack Obama, who also represents a new era for US... Full article »
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