After commenting on a friends Facebook status I thought it was time to revive my blogging for 2009. I’ll apologise in advance if my blog once again decends into political obscurity and I will endeavour to keep it as lighhearted as possible.

My friend’s status read:

“[Name] is keen to know which news sites people are using to gain info on the offensive in Gaza. He is using a combo of BBC, Haaretz and CNN“

Even though I knew that replying to the thread would once again open the door to hours of Israel-Palestine debate I couldn’t help myself. I commented that most of my news about the conflict in Gaza was from The Guardian newspaper and the BBC News website, even admitting that this mix is a little skewed toward to left of the spectrum. A friend of his posted a link to The Muqata Blogspot which is an Israel-leaning blog of someone living near the Northern Shomron communities. Their was also a comment about the quality of the new coming from Al-Jazeera, the level of quality or lack thereof (not my words) and a joke about someone getting their news from CCTV.

I just think that it’s interesting that the blindingly obvious to a person who gains their knowledge of situations from one source can be completely different to that of someone gaining it from another. If I chose to read the Mail every day, then I should beforehand bear in mind that after a while I may turn into a racist. This [the Mail], thankfully, is best avoided.

In the end, the friend deleted my comments from his Facebook, causing me to ask whether he and China had been sharing tips on internet censorship.