From Palestine…
The death toll in Gaza since the beginning of the Israeli “Summer Rain” operation that followed the capture of the Israeli soldier Gil’ad Shalit is now 193 dead and 790 injuries. In a statement received by Ma’an, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that the number of children under 18 killed in the operation so far is 58, and the number of women killed has reached 25. There have been 283 injured children and 89 injured women. [source]
National Unity? We need it. ”Speculation centers on the likelihood that the current Hamas government will be replaced after the war in Gaza by a Hamas-Fateh unity cabinet, catalyzed by the Prisoners’ Document the two sides have reportedly agreed on. Depending on its composition and its guidelines, such a government might be better able to interact with the international community, receive aid and possibly even dialogue with Israel at the economic and political levels. Here, too, a lot depends on the way the war in Gaza ends and the possibility of new initiatives emanating from the international community.” [source]
The film “Dreams in a Grey Spot” has achieved the best seller at the Capalbio International Film Festival, which took place at the Italian city of Capalbio, near Rome, between 21st July and 15th August. Films from France, Italy, Germany, United States and Colombia competed in the festival. From Palestine, two other films were in contention: “Paradise Now” and “Godly Hand”.
The Italian newspaper Il Terno praised the film which the associations of the refugee camp of Deheisheh, in Bethlehem, helped to produce.
According to Muhammad Abdun-Nabi Al-Lahham, the manager of Hiwar Centre, the idea of the film is very simple: a young man who lives in a refugee camp talks about his dreams as a poet, a painter, an actor and writer. The film is special because it was developed and filmed by young people under the age of 20 and was never intended to be a technically superior film. The members of the Hiwar Center at Na’l Al-’Azza attended the screening and said, “The audience were surprised to know that the film cost just $60 to produce, as all the technical needs were borrowed for free, and the participants in the film were volunteers.” “Even the translation into Italian was done by a 10 year old boy from the refugee camp whose mother is Italian.” [source]
Livin’ a little…Ramallah’s men showing it off!
Palestinian bodybuilding enthusiasts Perform at the Sport line Body Building Championship in the West Bank city of Ramallah August 4, 2006 [source] …
