Archive for January 13th, 2004

Rushdie On The Run

Salman Rushdie is on the run again after a new threat by a Muslim group. Indian-born British novelist Salman Rushdie, holidaying in India, has checked out of his Bombay hotel room, a hotel official said today after hardline Muslims threatened to “blacken” the author’s face. Sounds ominous, but the threat is about as scary as [...]

Connect the Dots

How is this for demented? Muslim befriends Jew. Muslim breaks off contact with Jew after Muslim becomes religious. Muslim re-establishes contact with Jew about two years later. Muslim and Jew go to bar for drinks. Muslim and Jew go back to Muslim’s apartment. Muslim decapitates Jew with a knife. According to the article, Houston police [...]

Oh, The Inhumanity of it All!

Now for some news from ‘apartheid’ Israel: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared Tuesday that every state-run company must have at least one representative of Israel’s Arab citizens on its board of directors. Let’s see how the Arab media spin this, if they mention it at all.

The Democrats and Israel

And still on the subject of US politics, JTA has published the statements of the Democrat hopefuls. Howard Dean Preserving Israelís security is a ‘bedrock principle’ that will guide his administrationís foreign policy Will guarantee Israel’s long-term defense and security because it is in America’s interests The US will play the role of a fair [...]

Israellycool Poll #4

Read the entry below this one and then vote! Which Democratic hopeful do you believe is the best for Israel? Howard Dean Wesley Clark Dick Gephardt John Kerry Dennis Kucinich John Edwards Joseph Lieberman Carol Moseley Braun    Free polls from Pollhost.com

Of Jews and Democrats

JTA reports that US Jews are warming to Bush, but remain solidly democratic. Bush would get 31 percent of the Jewish vote in theoretical matchups with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.). The president would get 29 percent against former Gen. Wesley Clark. Against Lieberman, Bushís share [...]

The Genius of Ariel Sharon?

Last night, I had a very interesting discussion with a friend of mine who considers himself to be right-wing when it comes to Israeli politics. I would also consider him to be right-wing. What distinguishes him from many right-wingers in the country are his views on Ariel Sharon. To put it simply, he loves the [...]

Jewish Samurais?

Totally Jewish has an illuminating article regarding a possible connection between the first Samurais and the Lost Tribes of Israel. Besides pointing out interesting similarities between the Japanese and Hebrew cultures, the article contains the following classic Jewish joke that bears repeating. The story goes that a powerful Japanese emperor was once looking for a [...]

The World’s Worst Email Scam

I received this email today and I have to say that it qualifies as the most pathetic scam attempt I have seen. Dear Citi-bank Member, This message was sent by the OnlineCitibank sevrer to veerify your email addres. You must cmelopte this prsoecs by clicking on the link below and enteering in the litle window [...]