INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The world bids farewell
to an acting legend...
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We all have watched and enjoyed a Robin Williams feature film at some point in our lives. He was an extraordinary actor, having the ability to turn any movie into
a classic, be it Drama, Romance, Comedy, Action and
even Animation. We may all know him as Peter Pan/
Banning from the movie Hook released in 1991 or as
one of the most inspiring English teachers of the century, John Keating in the movie Dead Poets Society released in 1989, the Oscar winning actor was known for
being able to portray his characters in an excellent light.
Transforming himself and adapting to his characters no
matter how versatile, remember Mrs Doubtfire released
in 1993, where he played a double role as Daniel Hillard and of course Mrs Doubtfire. More recently he acted
in movies like A Night at the Museum the lead voice in
Happy Feet and other familiar favourites. There’s still no
confirmation as to why the actor committed suicide, but
it really goes to show that a person may be bring happiness and joy to others, but could be suffering many
hardships. R.I.P Mr Robin Williams, may your joyous
spirit live on in your movies.
Gaza vs Israel
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“We know too well that our freedom
is incomplete without the freedom of
the Palestinians” – Nelson Mandela.
The Gaza Strip, more commonly
known as Gaza is an exclave region
of Palestine on the eastern coast of
the Mediterranean Sea that borders
Egypt on the southwest. For many
years now, the constant battle for
Palestinian land has been a controversial issue all around the world.
So, the question is who is involved?
Arabs? Americans? Jews? Zionists?
With all the speculation and finger
pointing, innocent people lose their
lives every day as they are caught in
the crossfire between anti-terrorist,
and extremists. This is the second
major ground invasion of Gaza made
by the Israeli. Israeli military has stated that their attacks which started in
July are only in response to Islamic
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extremist group Hamas’ rocket attacks. They are defending themselves. “They are only CHILDREN.”
This comment, made by journalists
staying at the Al Diera hotel, took
place on July 16, when dozens of foreign journalists witnessed 4 Palestinian children being killed by an Israeli
attack on the beach. The Post’s Wil-
liam Booth was among those there,
noting that the boys were “scrawny
fishermen’s kids whom we saw every
day, running around on the beach,
playing in the waves.” It was a horrifying moment in the conflict, and a
visceral reminder for the international
community that many innocents are
caught in the middle of this fight.” The
current death toll stands at more than
2000 and about 420 of these deaths
are children with over 3000 injured.