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So long, BBC Israel Log

Back in February, I started a "BBC Israel Log: Logging the Madness of 2002" as a way to track what was happening. The idea was to save the day's Israel news from the BBC news feed, to try to get a sense of the broader rhythm of the increasing madness.

Something was happening, I sensed an escalation, and I wanted the data points to take stock. I couldn't keep in my head the attacks, the reprisals, the talks.

Two months later, the situation has changed; the gathering storm has exploded. The rain is still falling, the wind is still knocking down the trees, the lightning is still setting fires. But there's no longer any need to keep reading the barometer.

Accordingly.... several weeks after stopping work on the Israel Log, I declare it on indefinite hiatus.

Peace, Shalom, Salaam.