One of the phrases you hear bandied around is “the average palestinian.” I myself have used it to make a distinction between the PLO Arabs trying to make a living, and the bloodthirsty terrorists bent on murder and destruction. I will not pretend to know what percentage of PLO Arabs fall into which category. But [...]
Just when you that that PLO Arabs’ cynical (ab)use of children could get no worse, it gets worse. Israeli security forces arrested three Palestinian youths who planned to carry out a suicide attack out of anger over Israel’s West Bank barrier, relatives said Sunday. The youths, ages 13 and 14, were among the youngest ever [...]
Only a few days ago, I was wondering how Shmuley Boteach would react to negative fan comments on his new “blog.” As expected, the offending post and comments have been deleted. The comments facility has also been disabled. The message from this is that Shmuley only invites comments that praise him. To counteract this, I [...]
I just received this email, which should reinforce to us that whether The Passion is anti-Semitic or not, it should not make a difference to the views of those decent Catholics out there. Dear Israelly cool, Discovered your blog by searching “Israel blogs.” It’s one the best I’ve seen. Just the right balance of serious [...]
It is no coincidence that Michael Jackson constantly makes the Reuters Oddly Enough news. Employees at a Wal-Mart store in western Colorado became concerned when they spotted a shopper with a ski mask covering his face — only to find out later it was the self-proclaimed “King of Pop” shopping incognito, police say. Michael Jackson [...]
Reader Micol notices that Afatrat and Golum share that evil look. Precious. Update: I personally think that Afatrat looks like another computer-generated character – Watto, from the new Star Wars trilogy.
Terrorists brutally murdered a young couple on Friday night. And for those moral equivocationists out there, consider this: Gunmen ambushed them from the roadside, then approached the vehicle, continuing to shoot the couple to ensure they were dead before fleeing to a waiting car and back into the West Bank, said police. These people do [...]
According to The Media Line, an Israeli-Arab editor believes that Israel can only do business with Hamas. The Palestinian Authority is corrupt; the only force Israel should negotiate with is Hamas. The Israeli-Arab editor of A-’Sinara weekly, Lutfi Mashour, told The Media Line (TML) he believes only Hamas is able to control the Palestinians. “I [...]
