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Lebanon: Media reporting on Gaza

Monday, April 21st, 2008 @ 14:44 UTC

by Moussa Bashir

Countries:: Lebanon, Palestine
Topics:: Media, War & Conflict
Languages:: English

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“So now the headline is that there is ‘unrest' in the Gaza strip. Last week, I felt unrestful: I didn't know whether to take chicken taouk or shwarma - but I didn't kill five children in the process…” Burghol commenting on how the media reports about Gaza.

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