beware of the man whose god is in the skies

ramallah, west bank: palestinians carry a huge flag during a rally to mark the death of george habash, the founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine

photograph: muhammed muheisen/ap

achilles vs hector

'an error' is blowin' in the wind

the wife (centre) of amer al-yaziji cries during the funeral of her son, her husband and her brother-in-law; all killed while driving their car in gaza city during an israeli air attack. the army said it had been targeting militants but had killed civilians "in error"

yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly

before they're forever banned?

the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

the answer is blowin' in the wind.

yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows

that too many people have died?

the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

the answer is blowin' in the wind.

yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,

pretending he just doesn't see?

the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,

the answer is blowin' in the wind

another brick in a long story's wall

zahar: 'we will defend ourselves by all means'

palestinian relatives of a hamas militant mourn after he was killed by israeli troops during a raid in gaza. photograph: mohammed salem/reuters

platos cave effect

golan heights: israel's defense minister amir peretz, right, looks through binoculars without realising the plastic lens-caps were left on during a military drill, february 21 2007

photograph: effi sharir/ap