PUBLIC MARKS with tags israel & "middle east"

Why do I list the names of the dead before the usual talk about the geopolitical implications, the responses of shock and outrage from heads of state, the defiant statements by Hamas and Islamic Jihad? Because there are three things about the violence in Israel, or more to the point, media coverage of it, that have been bothering me of late, but especially since I've been reading more and more blogs from the people whose lives are most affected by it...

Ed has talked to Israeli and Palestinian cabinet ministers and diplomats and their advisors from all over the world on a day to day basis. He has watched them reacting to events including the death of Yasser Arafat, the re-election of George Bush and the preparations for the Israeli pull out from Gaza. This series tells the story, the story of one of the most momentous years in the Middle East.