In Remembrance: Gaza War Marks Third Anniversary

Artistically-inclined blogger Mohammed Hassona designs a set of images in remembrance of the third anniversary for the Gaza War. His creative input is a reminder that the issue is still alive and forgetting is not an option.

"When phosphorus bombs like fireworks..."

Based on information submitted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBJ), independent journalist Kawther Salam reports that the statistical information shows that the Palestinian population will surpass the Jewish on in historical Palestine over the course of the next four years or so.

In a surprising move, Lacoste, who are the corporate backers for the 2nd Lacoste Elysée Prize awarded by the Swiss Musée de l’Elysée, have forced Palestinian contestant Larissa Sansour out of the finalist position for the competition. There is reasoning is that her work is "too pro-Palestinian".

"Sansour says: 'I am very sad and shocked by this development. This year Palestine was officially admitted to UNESCO, yet we are still being silenced. As a politically involved artist I am no stranger to opposition, but never before have I been censored by the very same people who nominated me in the first place.'"

Politics has always had a case of selective memory. One Syrian blogger believes that all this selective memory regarding Turkey and its less than innocent history is distracting people from what really matters- getting rid of the Syrian regime.

"It seems any and every kind of topic is up for discussion now, anything apart from discussing the one thing that is of crucial importance - Assad and his regime must go."