Archive for January 15th, 2004

Cause of Their Own Suffering

An official from one of the PLO Arab terrorist organizations has stated that an object of the terrorist attacks is to cause more poverty and hence grass-roots support for the organizations. A senior Fatah official, taking issue with the bombing, told Israel Radio that the object of the attack was to prompt Israel to declare [...]

Soldier or Civilian?

Islam Online seem to have a hard time distinguishing between soldiers and civilians. This is how they reported yesterday’s suicide bombing: A Palestinian young woman blew herself up Wednesday, January 14, at the main crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Israel, killing four Israeli soldiers and injuring tens others. Of course, the facts are [...]

Anti-Semitism in the Workplace

Tex is in no mood to blog at the moment, thanks to an anti-Semitic incident where he works.

On Wednesday, the Rabbi Went to Court

Did you hear the one about the Rabbi? Arik Ascherman is no stranger to the Israeli police. The American-born rabbi reckons he has been arrested at least 10 times in his battle against what he says are injustices against Palestinians. On Wednesday, the human rights activist made his first-ever court appearance, in a case drawing [...]

Quote of the Day

“The blows should be concentrated on the hands and feet using a rod that is thin and light so that it does not leave scars or bruises on the body.” – recently sentenced Muslim cleric Mohamed Kamal Mustafa in his book Women in Islam

Israeli Fencers

Not only do the Arabs object to our fence, but they also objected to our fencers. The good news is that now it seems as though the Israeli team will compete in Jordan after all.

More on Sarah Nasser

You may recall my post about Sarah Nasser, the devout Muslim woman who received death threats for supporting Israel’s right to exist. Well, I have located her website, which includes extracts like this: At this moment, I am in a state of utter sadness. On November 26th, I was verbally assaulted on campus by the [...]

Sloopy Journalism at the BBC

The BBC get their facts completely wrong with this one: First Palestinian woman suicide bomber A young Palestinian woman carried out a suicide bombing in central Jerusalem on Sunday – the first time a woman has been used in nearly 10 years of suicide attacks in Israel. Actually, it is the first time Hamas has [...]