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This photo of Palestinian refugees lining up for food aid in Syria has drawn wide attention online. Credit UNRWA, via Associated Press
U.N. Denies That Syria Image Was Faked -- New York Times
A United Nations photograph showing a sea of hungry Palestinians awaiting emergency food amid the detritus of their bomb-ravaged neighborhood near Damascus has been retweeted more than eight million times in the past few weeks, becoming such an arresting image of the Syrian civil war that some blogosphere skeptics have suggested that it was digitally faked. The suggestion provoked a passionate denial on Tuesday by the official responsible for distributing the photo.
The official, Chris Gunness, the spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which administers aid to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, said he was stupefied by the expressions of doubt about the photo. At the same time, Mr. Gunness said, the skepticism may partly reflect a blindness by many people to what is happening in Syria, which entered its fourth year of war this month.
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My Comment: When I first looked at the image the impression that I had was that the people were OK .... that they are fed and all-right. But when the pictured is blown up .... and this sea of humanity is revealed in better detail .... the look of resignation in every face is obvious. I guess living in a refugee camp and experiencing three years of civil war would be draining on anyone.
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