AMMAN Ayman is a soft spoken 14 year old boy in Jabalia City, Gaza.

It's like put out in the two oceans and it's pulling the whole country apart, pulling left and right into their own territories like the Bloods and the Crips.

Recently, after collecting a government food handout, Ayman s father, who has been unemployed since March 2006, had to sell the milk to pay for the journey back home.

His family is poor, and his parents have already sold almost all their furniture to pay for food and schooling for their children. Recently, after collecting a government food handout, Ayman s father, who has been unemployed since March 2006, had to sell the milk to pay for the journey back home.

Right after the first tweet, and before the second one, people on Twitter had mixed reactions. bassem_tarek Ayman Nour's decision not to run for the presidential elections made me appreciate him even more. archsoom Ayman Nour's decision is a patriotic and respected one, that puts the interest of his country beyond anything else.

Ayman s father quietly says, My children are my hope. The children of Gaza are a light in the darkness. They deserve a chance to shine.

Ayman s father quietly says, My children are my hope.  The children of Gaza are a light in the darkness. They deserve a chance to shine.

Ayman works very hard in school and dreams of a future career. But, with 47 students in his cramped classroom and double shifts the norm, his learning environment is very stressful. Home is no refuge  the recent incursion into Jabalia was 200 meters from where Ayman lives. The shooting and shelling so terrorized his five year old sister that she still wakes up screaming at night.

Ayman works very hard in school and dreams of a future career. But, with 47 students in his cramped classroom and double shifts the norm, his learning environment is very stressful. Home is no refuge the recent incursion into Jabalia was 200 meters from where Ayman lives. The shooting and shelling so terrorized his five year old sister that she still wakes up screaming at night.

Mahmoud Ibrahim, on the other hand, sees Nour's tweet as useless, since he has been put in jail and has no right in participating in the elections. M_ibr Hahaha, Nour says that he will not run in the presidential elections and will vote for El Baradie, however if he decided to participate he'll not be allowed to.

Palestinians were once reputed to be among the best educated people in the Middle East today, after years of violence, isolation, and poverty, their proud tradition of educational excellence has been shattered.