Robert Mackey wrote in THE LEDE about the blogging of Israelis and Palestinians during the bombings in the Gaza strip and southern Israel. The two highlighted blogs by a young Palestinian girl now living in North Carolina writing about her parents living in Gaza and an American born mother writing about her Israeli soldier son fighting are both for peace. Both blogs have begun dialogue between the two sides commenting back and forth. Some comments reek of hate propaganda, but most comments are empathetic. The civilians of these two countries are finding a way to speak about their anger and pain brought on by this war. I encourage everyone to share and comment any sentiments of peace and sympathy with any Palestinian or Israeli blogs. The best way to bridge the cultural divide is to communicate with each other. The use of the World Wide Web for free speech and diplomacy is a perfect opportunity to share ideas and change public opinion.

Death to Gaza

This photo spoke to me about the oppression of the civilian Palestinian or Israeli and the need for the people of these countries to be heard instead of politicians and heads of state.
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