Archive for February 24th, 2004

Quote of the Day

“The Israelis and the Palestinians are two incredible nations with a shared history and a bright possibility for the future. The two peoples can be lights from the world…This can be the brightest story of nation building in history if these two nations can be healed it will pave the way for solving every conflict [...]

Blog-Shmog

Not everyone’s foray into blogging is successful. Just ask Likud member of the Knesset Ehud Yatom. MK Ehud Yatom (Likud) made a tentative foray onto the internet yesterday, got burned and beat a hasty retreat. He began an internet diary (“blog”) on the Israblog site but virulent reader responses, relcalling Yatom’s role in the Bus [...]

Blog-Shmog

Not everyone’s foray into blogging is successful. Just ask Likud member of the Knesset Ehud Yatom. MK Ehud Yatom (Likud) made a tentative foray onto the internet yesterday, got burned and beat a hasty retreat. He began an internet diary (“blog”) on the Israblog site but virulent reader responses, relcalling Yatom’s role in the Bus [...]

Educational Ministry Directive

This from Memri: THE PA EDUCATION MINISTRY ORDERED SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND COLLEGE HEADS TO DEVOTE LESSONS TO DISCUSSING THE SEPARATION FENCE. IT ORDERED THAT CLASSES BE STOPPED FOR ONE HOUR AT NOON ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, DECLARED BY THE PA AS A DAY OF RAGE AGAINST THE FENCE, SO PUPILS CAN PARTICIPATE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES. [...]

The US Love Us

Americans love Australians the most, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll question, which involved 22 countries, asked Americans if their “overall opinion of [country] is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable.” The poll found that 88% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Australia, while only 7% have an unfavorable [...]

Disgraceful

I saw this AP photo here with the caption: “Upper Rabbi Moishe Arye Friedmann from Vienna demonstrates with Palestinian children against the Israeli separation barrier outside the World Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, Monday Feb. 23, 2004. Orthodox Jews oppose the State of Israel, saying Jews should not have their own state before the [...]