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Photo Essays: " Pictures say more that a thousand words."


 I have posted these photos and essays to illustrate 
my previous posts. 
Often "a picture will say it all." By clicking on the link: slide show... 
you will be redirected to the Foreign Policy web page.


Thank you.

Children at Work

While many children are now enjoying summer holidays from school, others are toiling away in sweatshops. Amid the Great Recession, more parents may pull their children out of school and put them to work to supplement the family income.

Slides Show: Children at Work









 
The Battle over Israel's Settlements 

As Washington gears up for a showdown over Israel's settlements, settlers are taking matters into their own hands.
 
Slide Show: The Battle over Israel's Settlements 










The Land of No Smile

Renowned documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve entered North Korea by posing as a businessman looking to open a chocolate factory. Despite 24-hour surveillance by North Korean minders, he took arresting photographs of Pyongyang and its people—images rarely captured and distributed in the West. They show stark glimmers of everyday life in the world's last gulag.

Side Show: The Land of No Smiles











On Gaza, Children, and War

The current Israeli offensive into Gaza has taken a heavy toll on everybody, but it's the innocent children on both sides whose suffering is most underserved -- and most often exploited

Slide Show: On Gaza, Children, and War:

Gaza's ( Literal) Underground Economy

Since Hamas gained control of Gaza in June 2007, Israel has blockaded the flow of goods into and out of the territory. But when trade is closed above ground, the Economy simply moves underground in more ways than one.

Slide Show: Gaza's (literal) Underground Economy








The People Caught in Between




Ever since Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War, the residents of this strategic plateau have been caught in the middle of a dispute that has gone unresolved for more than 40 years. Today, they are going about their lives while others decide their fate.

Slide Show: The People Caught in Between 








Israel at 60




A tour of the turbulent history of the Jewish state six decades after its founding. 

Slide Show: Israel 60 years 








Reverse Exodus




When the Israeli government closed off the Gaza Strip to stop militants from firing rockets into Israel, Palestinians took matters into their own hands.

Slide Show: Reverse Exodus












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plainolebob said…
Cybel, Big hugs, for you.
October 13, 2009 at 2:21 PM
plainolebob said…
Sibel,
Me an Bess, didn't know how to tell you this reall, but, we have an awrd that we give out. It's called the "hot dawg blogger" award. We give it out on Fridays, any way tomorrow you are on the list.
so
Big Hugs
And Congrats
October 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
plainolebob said…
Sybel, sorry your award is at
http://www,plainolebob2.blogspot.com
October 16, 2009 at 3:03 PM
forexwatch said…
Very Good Pictorial Blog. The Pictures are really worth more than a Thousand Words. Keep it Up. I have bookmarked your Blog.
October 17, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Pheebs said…
Very well done indeed.
October 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Good job at this. The write up and the photos altogether tell interesting and touching stories.
November 7, 2009 at 1:25 AM
So I say said…
Images just shook me deep. Thanks
November 8, 2009 at 11:01 AM
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