Archive for October, 2003

It Was the Joooos

Besides blaming the Jews for September 11, the Muslims are also now accusing Israel of being behind the wave of suicide bombings in Iraq. “I am sure that the people who did this are enemies of Iraq, not the enemies of the Americans,” Dunya Khalil Ismail, a 28-year-old college lecturer, said as she left work [...]

They Like Our Food At Least

In the Muslim world, hating Jews is the thing to do. But don’t dare dis Jew food. The world’s largest kosher food showcase might seem a strange place to make overtures to the Muslim palate, but Jewish food manufacturers say Muslims make up an increasing number of their customers. Participants in Kosherfest 2003 in New [...]

Making Fun of Al-Crapeeza

How come whenever I see a story from or about Al-Crapeeza, I can sense a blog entry coming on? In this case, yahoo news ran this news item: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Arab satellite news channel Al-Jazeera has appointed its Baghdad bureau chief as new station manager, a spokesman said Wednesday. Waddah Khanfar…No [...]

Load of Bull

Here is an amazing close-up picture of a charging bull in Spain. I have been informed by reliable sources that no photographer was injured in the making of this photograph (courtesy of the NY Times) Which reminds me of an old joke (courtesy of jokecompany) A tourist is in Spain, and goes to a fancy [...]

Back from California

All good things must come to an end. We returned from our trip to California yesterday morning, but not before spotting another celebrity. This time it was Giovanni Ribisi at LA airport. But here I am at work today. Needless to say, I am wiped (Aussie slang for very, very tired!) Even though we loved [...]

Quote of the Day

“They call me whenever Arafat’s mobile battery runs low but not when whole Israeli families are wiped out.”- Ariel Sharon speaking about European lawmakers

The Cause of Anti-Semitism

David Kupelian of WorldNetDaily has written an interesting article on the reasons for anti-Semitism. However, like many WorldNetDaily commentators before him, he takes a fundamentalist Christian view, as is illustrated by his conclusion. The Jews are a divine paradox, one of many: For instance, it’s a divine paradox that God knows what’s going to happen [...]

Dershowitz at UCLA

Yesterday, I had the great honor of hearing Alan Dershowitz speak at UCLA, on the topic of his new book The Case for Israel. As usual, he was eloquent and made alot of sense. Some of his most interesting points were as follows: – If you scratch an anti-Israel person, you will find beneath the [...]

More Bull Sheep From Al-Jazeera

Al-Jazeera have officially lost the plot. Here is a headline on Israel’s recent operation in Ramallah: Israeli troops storm Ram Allah So not only are they accusing Israel of attacking their god, but they think he is a sheep?

More Bull Sheep From Al-Crapeeza

Al-Jazeera have officially lost the plot. Here is a headline on Israel’s recent operation in Ramallah: Israeli troops storm Ram Allah So not only are they accusing Israel of attacking their god, but they think he is a sheep?