of the bombing of Hiroshima. A new bomb had been deployed, which could collapse and level a 12-storey building by creating a vacuum. Darwish wrote: "On this day, on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb, they are trying out the vacuum bomb on our flesh and the experiment is successful." By his choice of that day for surgery, Muwahi suggests, Darwish was documenting: "the nothingness he saw lying ahead for the Palestinian people."

Early reports of his death in the Arabic press indicated that Darwish had asked in his will to be buried in Palestine. Three locations were originally suggested; his home village of al-Birwa, the neighboring village Jadeida, where some of Darwish's family still resides or in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Ramallah Mayor Janet Mikhail announcedFormer Major leaguer, Manny Ramirez, is now living the dream in Japan. He just arrived two days ago for a press conference (which was well attended by hundreds of fans and by the media) after signing a deal with the Kochi Island Fighting Dogs last year, and, now… he’s being treated like no other ballplayer in Japan has been treated before by an Independent league team according to Hochi sports.

Well, for one, Kochi just gave him a Mercedes Benz (team officials will drive for him) if he wants to go somewhere, two, all team practices are just optional for him, three, a pretty high valued suite for him to stay every night (estimated around 700 USD) compared to other players in the league, and lastly number four, delicious