It seems as if tensions and border disputes between the Palestinians and the Israelis are continuing to rise, with one Israeli dead and four others wounded at West Bank on Sunday.
The man wounded was identified as Ben-Yosef Livnat, a mid-twenties Jerusalem man, nephew to a prominent cabinet member of the ruling Likud Party. There are suspicions that lead to believe that may be one of the reasons he was attacked in the first place.
The shooter has not been formally identified, but he has been identified as a Palestinian policeman, and attacked the group while they were praying.
Israel has had border issues with West Bank in the past, and the incident has shown increase in these tensions as well.
-information from aljazeera.com
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
High Internet Usage Allows for Larger Flow of Information
Many countries in the Middle East and around the world suffer several consequences due to their lack of flow of information. Israel, however, seems to be the exception in the Middle East.
Israel, with a population in 2010 of about 7,300,000 had an internet user percentage of about 71.6%. Other countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, who has over four times the population size of Israel, had an internet user percentage of only 1.1% in 2010.
Due to the high number of people living in Israel that have regular access to the internet, Israel has become the exception to the suppression of political and social information in the Middle East. The people living in Israel have access to the free flow of information, and currently Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a democratic government. This free flow of information definitely encourages the spread of such democracy throughout the country.
Most other countries in the Middle East reported an internet user percentage of less than 50%.
-information collected from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats5.htm
Israel, with a population in 2010 of about 7,300,000 had an internet user percentage of about 71.6%. Other countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, who has over four times the population size of Israel, had an internet user percentage of only 1.1% in 2010.
Due to the high number of people living in Israel that have regular access to the internet, Israel has become the exception to the suppression of political and social information in the Middle East. The people living in Israel have access to the free flow of information, and currently Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a democratic government. This free flow of information definitely encourages the spread of such democracy throughout the country.
Most other countries in the Middle East reported an internet user percentage of less than 50%.
-information collected from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats5.htm
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Controversy over Hamas commander's death
Tayser Abu Snima, a Hamas commander that is believed by the Israeli military to be involved in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shilat, was pronounced dead due to air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday by Israel's army.
However, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing, rejected the Israeli military claim, saying, "The enemy does not have the information about Shalit's capture to be able to say who among our leaders had a role in its execution."
This sparks even more controversy over the Gaza-Israel border disputes, as both militaries seem to be only giving out the information that they want the public to know, not necessarily what is really happening.
Shilat was captured during a cross-border raid in 2006 through a prisoner swap, but disagreements are still arising about whether Israel will choose to try to free Shilat or another prisoner. Shilat is believed to be held captive in the costal enclave and is probably still alive.
The death toll in Gaza is now up to 18, and air raids and attacks on both sides still are continuing without any sign of an agreement being reached.
-information collected from aljazeera.com
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