Archive for August, 2004

Terror Attacks in Beer Sheva

Explosions have reportedly ripped through two buses in Beer Sheva. At this stage, the media are reporting that at least 15 people have been wounded. (Photo: Reuters)
 
While this is the first suicide bombing since March 14th, our soldiers are constantly preventing such attacks. In fact, it was earlier today that IDF soldiers foiled a suicide bombing [...]

Look Who’s Smoking

 
Doesn’t he know that smoking will kill him…if the IDF does not (hopefully) get him first.
 
Update: He’s not the only smoker you would not want to come across.

Being Bad Sports

UEFA have shown that they have little, or no, respect for Judaism, after scheduling Maccabi Tel Aviv’s clash with Bayern Munich only hours before Rosh Hashanah.

European soccer’s governing body UEFA agreed yesterday to push back Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on September 15, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, from 9:45 P.M [...]

Caught With His Pants Down

After a Games that had been dogged by scandal and bad behavior, Greek officials were probably looking forward to the Olympics closing ceremony. After all, what scandalous behavior could occur there?
 
Umm….

Aussie water polo player Craig Miller was dragged from the closing ceremony of the Athens Games after pulling his pants down while celebrating centre stage [...]

You Have to Read It to Believe It

In one of the most offensive pieces of journalism I have seen in a while (which is saying alot), Jonathan Cook from the International Herald Tribune argues that the PLO Arabs will not achieve their aims through non-violence.

The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi’s message of love, brotherhood and [...]

Toilet Humor

Loos vs Lew?
 
But when it comes to these two, the only loo that comes to mind is this type.

Root Causes

The PLO Arabs are desolate after one of their own lost in the finals of a popular televised song contest.

Palestinian singer Ammar Hassan on Sunday lost to a Libyan in a televised contest that captivated the Arab world for months.  Hassan, 27, from the town of Salfit in the West Bank, became the darling of [...]

Spygate – Part Deux

The Spygate (or should I call it Mishandling-of-Information-gate?) is beginning to fizzle out, as Pythonesque statements are made about Lary Franklin, the man who is at the center of the investigation.
“The man is not a spy, he’s an idiot,” an official familiar with the investigations told the paper.
Meanwhile, the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv are more Johnny [...]

Conspiracy Theorists Unite

Yet more disgrace has befallen the Athens Games, which will probably be remembered more for the lack of sportsmanship than anything else.
A former Irish priest pushed Brazil’s Vanderlei de Lima off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday.
The man was arrested and taken to a police station. A government
spokesman said [...]

Spygate

While I was away from blogging since Friday, a number of “shocking” developments have taken place:

The US men’s basketball team did not win the gold medal

The Australian men’s 4×400 relay team did win the silver medal
The US Justice Department is investigating whether a Pentagon official spied for Israel
 
Ok, so that last story does not really [...]