You will be pleased to know that Ilektra and I arrived back in Denmark a few days ago and I have been eagerly trying to organize myself before posting. It would be impossible for me to fully condense my thoughts so soon after having returned from Gaza, so I won’t do it now. I have posted some pictures on Flickr from my post-research trip around Israel and Palestine; take a look if you are interested. During our brief time in Jerusalem, we stayed with fellow blogger Steve Amsel (the man behind Desert Peace) and had a fantastic time at his place. Steve treated us like family and I was very happy to have met him in person.

It has been nearly a month since I last posted and, as I say, it will take me some time to gather my thoughts. For now, I will not mention the many conflicting emotions running through my mind regarding my departure from Gaza, but I will say one thing: My impression of the situation has remained largely unchanged, though the occupation has become vastly more tangible to me and thus, more outraging and more depressing. My personal relationships with the amazing people of Gaza have connected me intimately with the occupation and I find myself vastly more concerned when I read the news of near-daily Israeli incursions in Gaza. Who knows when someone I know may be killed or seriously injured? More than before, I believe the Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestinian land to be one of the great injustices of our time.

From tomorrow, harmonicminor.com will be back again as usual. I am accepting suggestions for posts and guest posts and I would also like to encourage members of the harmonicminor.com staff to continue their contributions to the content. This is all part of the new format I began last September and I hope to continue with it.

Thanks to everyone for their patience.

Tags: Gaza, Flickr, Desert Peace, Denmark, Travel, Palestinian Centre For Human Rights, Kris Petersen, Internship, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine