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)
“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)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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”.