(New York Times) Declan Walsh and Isabel Kershner - After weeks of protest at the Israeli border fence peaked this week, Gazans returned to their daily lives, many wondering what had been accomplished. In Geneva on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to censure Israel and called for an inquiry. But to many Gazans, the tangible benefits of so much bloodshed were hard to discern, with plenty of blame to go around - including for Hamas. Many Gazans, having lost friends or suffered wounds in the protests, feel cheated by Hamas. "Nothing achieved," said Mohammed Haider, 23. "People are dead. They deceived us that we would breach the fence. But that didn't happen." By the end of the week, the world's attention had moved to North Korea and Britain's royal wedding.
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