A PERSONAL DIARY OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT



by Nigel Parry
Ramallah, West Bank.

nigelparry.com/diary

A photodiary from the frontlines of the conflict in the West Bank from 1994 to 1998, focusing on the experiences of the Birzeit University community, and other developments in the Ramallah area and beyond following the Oslo 2 agreement. The Diary explains in simple terms, though first hand testimony, the reasons for the failure of the Oslo "peace process and outbreak of the Second Palestinian Intifada. This site has seen over 1,000,000 visitors since its launch.


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Kudos from TIME
The diary was featured in the end millenium TIME magazine's "Visions of the 21st Century" report:

REVIEWS AND AWARDS FOR A PERSONAL DIARY

See below for awards and reviews from newspapers, magazines, etc., including Ha'aretz, Stern magazine, Le Monde, the Independent newspaper, the Jewish Communications Network, Netsurfer Digest, WW Norton & Co., Ariga, Webcrawler, The Web magazine, and Net magazine.


Read the two feature articles in:


"Reveals the conflict,
but not from the usual
reporter's perspective" Stern Magazine
Stern magazine





"mature, sensitive and
stylistically compelling"





"the conflict is brought from the
distance of television to reality"





"an honest, on-the-ground
look at the occupation,
from the point of view
of the Palestinians"





"personalizes a distant
and abstract tragedy"










"logs the realities
of the peace process"
"[put online] with the
determination of an ant"
Le Monde
Le Monde




"admirably sustained
for several years now
...offering in-depth
critiques of various
'official versions'
of the conflict"

Independent Newspaper





"You absolutely must visit this site"

Chosen as an
educational resource
for secondary
school students




"sensitive meditations on war, human rights and
the conflict in the West Bank"





"The diary offers a view of life in the West Bank
that you probably won't find anywhere else"

magazine





"outstanding: one of the most impressive sites
you are likely to find on the Web"


CONCULSIONS TO DIARY STORIES: On 21 January 2001, a final verdict from an 1996 incident in which a settler, Nahum Korman, murdered a Palestinian child, Hilmi Shoushi, was announced. Read my orginal story, some of my commentary from the time and the conclusion.






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