Suchergebnisse

As thousands of blue-helmeted peacekeepers arrive in south Lebanon & take positions to separate Israel & Hizbollah, in the hope of preventing another round of hostilities between the two sworn enemies, it seems the right moment for soul searching. How did a border skirmish in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped & eight others killed, turn into a war which ended with the death of more than 1,700 people & so much devastation on both sides? Adapted from the source document.

For most of his lengthy political career Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been a divisive force in Israeli & Middle Eastern politics. However, as the wail of ambulance sirens signaled the rush to hospital on a cold dark night from his remote farm in the Negev Desert following a massive stroke, many, at home & abroad, were united in praying for his well-being. Praying not only for the ailing man himself but also for the feeble hope he began to represent, rightly or wrongly, of giving the peace process the desperately needed kiss of life. Just ahead of the elections, & with violence & political change on the Palestinian side, it was a hope to cling to. Adapted from the source document.