Archive for May 18th, 2004

Mating Birds

We have been accused of many things, but never this: Israelis Mate Vultures With Broken Wings How low will the press go? If the truth be told, this article is about a new Israeli scientific breakthrough. Two vultures with crippled wings have successfully mated and hatched a fledgling — with the aid of a fake [...]

Jerusalem Day

From tonight until tomorrow evening, we celebrate Jerusalem Day or Yom Yerushalayim, which marks the liberation of Jerusalem in 1967. This is a particularly significant event for Jews because: The destruction of Jerusalem was a watershed event in Jewish history that began thousands of years of mourning for Jerusalem, so, it follows, that the reunification [...]

The Return of Andy Kaufman?

I really don’t know what to make of this (via Yobbo). Color me skeptical, since I doubt Andy would announce his return via a blog. It doesn’t seem to be his style. Furthermore, the twentieth anniversary of his “death” was May 16th. So why would he now be appearing on May 18th, as the blog [...]

Mirror, Mirror

Jordan’s King Abdullah has offered some advice for PLO Arab leader Yasser Afatrat. Yasser Arafat should take “a long look in the mirror” and decide whether to step aside in the interest of his people, Jordan’s king said in an interview published Tuesday, providing a rare indication of Arab frustration with the Palestinian leader. While [...]

Quote of the Day

“I havenít told this to anyone but in the midst of this operation, we assisted a baby being born and evacuated an elderly woman who was injured and summoned a local ambulance for her. Terrorists ran and fired from behind the ambulance. Therefore, I do not want to make any comparison between our scale of [...]

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A Little on the Late Side

Former PA Prime Puppet Minister Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to woo the crowds in Kuwait, for the transparent reason of drumming up Kuwaiti support for the PLO Arabs. To this end, he has condemned Saddam Hussein for his occupation of Kuwait – almost 14 years ago. Former Palestinian Authority prime minister Mahmoud Abbas on [...]