Archive for August 24th, 2004

We Will Rock You in Iran

Believe it or not, Iran has approved of British rock band Queen. British rock band Queen, fronted by outlandish gay icon Freddie Mercury, have become the first rock band to be given the official seal of approval in Iran with the release of an album of their greatest hits.   Mercury, who died of AIDS in [...]

Compromise – In Their Eyes

Ahmad Yassine, who claims to be “form the Palestinian village of Shajara Tiberias Gallile Palestine” (but has a UK email address) comments on this post, and, in the process, demonstrates why it is important that Israel remain strong.   For instance, take his view on the actions of the IDF refuseniks: Believe in whatever lies [...]

More on JDate Banner Ads

Following yesterday’s post on the JDate scandal, other bloggers have chimed in on the issue. And, unlike me, they don’t see what all the fuss is about.   There is Miriam: Ha’aretz is full of righteous indignation over its shocking discovery that… JDate’s advertising banners do not feature real people! Ok, so granted, they didn’t [...]

The Olympic Shames

1. The refusal of Iranian judo champion Arash Miresmaili to fight his Israeli opponent, and the International Judo Federation’s subsequent decision exonerating Iran of any wrongdoing. The International Judo Federation accepted the disqualification of Arash Miresmaeili came because a medical condition left him too heavy to fight. —- The 23-year-old double world champion, who carried [...]