The results are out and I was not surprised to see that the images of the Zionist crimes are winning so many awards this year.

First of all, the grand prize was selected by the international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest and it went to a color image of the US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images as World Press Photo of the Year 2006.

The picture shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombings. The picture was taken on 15 August 2006, the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah when thousands of Lebanese started returning to their homes.

Daily Life: 1st prize singles

Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images.
Young Lebanese drive through devastated neighborhood of South Beirut, 15 August

Spot News: Honorable Mention

Jeroen Oerlemans, The Netherlands, Panos Pictures.
Paramedics show the dead body of a baby to the press after Israeli bombing of Qana, Lebanon, 30 July

Spot News: 1st prize stories

Davide Monteleone, Italy, Contrasto.
Israeli bombings of Lebanon, July

General News: 1st prize singles

Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek/The New York Times Magazine.
Victim of Israeli rocket attack, Tyre, Lebanon, 6 August

People in the News: 3rd prize singles

Stephanie Sinclair, USA, NPR.
Family flee Israeli bombings, Lebanon, 27 July

Of course Iraq war was also there. Here are two to the wining images (check out more in the gallery).

General News: 2nd prize stories

Peter van Agtmael, USA, Polaris Images.
Night raids, Iraq, January-March

Portraits: 1st prize singles

Nina Berman, USA, Redux Pictures for People.
Wounded US Marine returns home from Iraq to marry

This is a noteworthy photo from Kuwait, which also was one of the winners:

Daily Life: 3rd prize singles

Steven Achiam, Denmark, Dagbladet Børsen.
Bangladeshi migrant worker, Kuwait

As for Israel/Palestine conflict, I was surprised not to find any photo this year of Israeli crimes in Palestine. Instead, they have one image a public execution of suspected Palestinian collaborator and a two images from the Israeli settler evacuation of Amona outpost!!!

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