Archive for July 15th, 2004
Quote(s) of the Day
“First of all I want to say, I am a Jew. And that should concern each and every one of us.”
“You are mostly welcome to this country.”
– Ariel Sharon addressing 450 new North American immigrants to Israel (via Harry)
Sloppy
A New Zealand court has sentenced two Israeli men for attempting to fraudulently obtain a New Zealand passport. This case has precipitated a major thaw in Israeli-New Zealand relations, with the New Zealand government claiming the men were Mossad agents, and slapping sanctions on Israel.
Earlier this mornng (Thursday) an Auckland court sentenced the two men [...]
Revealing Information About ISM
The first example is this one:
Larudee said the government may be trying to clamp down on the organization because of its Freedom Summer Palestine 2004, a 56-day campaign that began June 25 to protest the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
Notice that the campaign is 56 days, representing the 56 years since Israel’s [...]
Separated at Birth
Israeli leader of the opposition Labor party, Shimon Peres (AP), is looking decidedly Mr Burns-like these days.
And with the prospect of him influencing decisions that affect us all, one word that does not come to mind is “excellent”.
