Archive for April 25th, 2004

Activists

One of my favorite websites, The Internet Movie Database, has gone all euphemistic on us. Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg’s next film will focus on the tragedy of the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. The Minority Report director is hoping to cast Sir Ben Kingsley in the movie, which tells the story of how 11 Israeli [...]

Marvellous Mossad

I have to hand it to the Mossad – they really get around. Lebanese security services have received intelligence information that Mossad agents have entered the country with the goal of assassinating senior Hamas officials, Al Jazeera reported Sunday. I mean really get around. Border Police head Cmdr. David Zur, said Saturday that “Israel has [...]

Our Partners in Peace

A familiar theme..this time from our Egyptian “peace partners.” Egypt’s government newspaper has accused Jews of carrying out all terrorism throughout the world, including the Madrid bombings. “If you want to know the real perpetrator of every disaster or every act of terrorism, look for the Zionist Jews,” wrote Abd Al-Wahhab ‘Adas, deputy editor of [...]

Remembering

I can’t recall the last time that ANZAC day and Memorial Day fell on consecutive days. But that is precisely what is occurring this year. For those of you not entirely sure what I am talking about, ANZAC Day is the day that Australians and New Zealanders commemorate the deaths of their soldiers at Gallipoli [...]

The Threat

Ariel Sharon has made new threats on the life of Yasser Afatrat, drawing the usual international condemnation in the process. New threats by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the life of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat drew international condemnation over the weekend, with the United States expressing opposition to any move to harm the Palestinian [...]

Our Own Flip-Flopper

Meet Shimon Peres, Israel’s answer to John Kerry. Peres 2004: “there is no such thing as a unilateral disengagement, and you cannot just make a one-sided move like that. They also have to disengage from us, not just us from them..” Peres 2003: Labor Party leader Shimon Peres called on the Knesset opposition to unite [...]