Archive for September 29th, 2003

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics – Part II

In an article titled “Occupation and resistance: The blood price“, Al-Crapeeza distorts statistics of palestinians and Israelis killed in the current intifada.
Of those killed, 2612 were Palestinians and 822 Israelis, with the remainder made up of foreign nationals.
The Palestinians who died were mainly civilians or demonstrators, but the total includes about 130 bomberswho died carrying [...]

A Disturbance in the Force

www.jedimaster.net, a web site that claims to be trying to help the Star Wars Kid, but is in effect coming up with new and improved ways to mock him, has its own Rachel Corrie memorial.
The site contains many advertisements, including one from J-Date (although the advertisement itself links to AmericanSingles.com). They are also sell t-shirts. [...]

Portrait of Self-Hatred

Here are some very telling words from Freda Guttman, an installation artist for Artists Against the Occupation, and member of the Jewish Alliance Against the Occupation and the International Solidarity Movement:
“I’m not a self-hating Jew; I just hate injustice. If people ask why we are not even-handed, the answer is the [conflict] is not evenhanded…While [...]

Introduction to Jewish Holidays

Now seems like the right time to provide my non-Jewish readers with a brief explanation of the Jewish holidays (courtesy of an email I received from a friend):
Shana Tova
As a general principle, Jewish holidays are divided between days on which you must starve and days on which you must overeat. Many Jews observe no fewer [...]

Another Year, Another Murder

“Who will live and who will die, who at his appointed time and who before his time, who by water and who by fire…”- Prayer of the Rosh Hashana service

This year, 27-year old Eyal Yeberbaum was not able to say this prayer. And 7-month old Shaked Avraham (pictured) will never have the chance to say [...]