praying for "tahdiya"

jose, where r u

madrid, an image of the spanish television cameraman jose couso at a protest in front the us embassy on the fifth anniversary of his death. couso died in baghdad after a us tank fired a shell at the Palestine hotel, where many journalists werestaying

1st of march # the rites of red

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

last tango in prison..

ramallah, west bank: former palestinian prisoners kiss the ground under the watchful eye of israeli security guards as they arrive at the bitunya checkpoint following their release from the israeli prison in ketziot.

photograph: gali tibbon/afp

it takes two to tango..

we did it again

west bank: a palestinian schoolboy runs through a sewage drain to pass under Israel's separation barrier. photograph: david silverman/getty images

if you want to catch something..

..running after it isn't always the best way Lois McMaster Bujold, "Borders of Infinity", 1989 .

(a palestinian student walks through a flooded water pipe underneath a section of israel's separation barrier between jerusalem and a-ram, a west bank suburb of the city)

les coulisses

now, you know the way to get out..

prayers

prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be prayer and becomes correspondence. ~ oscar wilde

the difference

the difference between school and life? in school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. in life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson

keep your eyes on the beloved

prowling, kabul

nablus, west bank

samaritans pray on top of mount gerizim during the holiday of sukkoth (the tabernacles feast)

photograph: menahem kahana

weimar, germany: the study centre of the duchess anna amalia library.

Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images