Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’
On being touched by terror
Sometimes you hear a blast, but other times, the first thing you hear is a siren. You pause. You wait. Do you hear another siren, perhaps several? And then you sigh sadly and pick up the telephone to place a round of calls, because you know that more than one siren usually [Read More]
A letter to Israeli and Palestinian leaders – The Intrepid BBC Audio Diarist Strikes Again
Against a backdrop of terror attacks being perpetrated by Hamas, Israeli and Palestinian leaders are currently meeting in Washington DC for the first direct talks in almost two years. Yesterday, I was asked by a producer at the BBC World Service radio show “The World [Read More]
Something Something in the News
Late last week, I posted two blog entries about a rather disturbing error on an official UN web site. I mentioned the story to a journalist friend, who agreed with me that it was indeed newsworthy, and promptly wrote an article about the unfolding of these events. The [Read More]
UN Development Programme Geography Update
Following yesterday’s post, I’m happy to announce that I received a follow-up email last night from my contact at the United Nations, letting me know that the text in question had been fixed. It now reads, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly [Read More]
Geography According to the UN Development Programme
Looks like the UN (or, to be more specific, the United Nations Development Programme) are at it once again. According to this link, passed on by friend and commenter Nicole, “The Lebanese Republic is a small, mostly mountainous country in the Western Asia, on the [Read More]
