Archive for August, 2004
What Happens When You Appease Terror
This next story is dedicated to those of you who attribute Islamic terrorism to the Arab-Israeli conflict or the war in Iraq.
The Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera broadcast videotape Saturday showing two French journalists who apparently have been taken hostage in Iraq by a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq.
The journalists, Christian Chesnot [...]
Gold Medal Ceremony
Here is a link to the Gold medal ceremony, taken from Israeli television.
Notice the following “Israeli-isms”:
The Israelis in the crowd (and even Gal) are singing out of time with the music
Gal is still wearing his sunglasses on his head
G-d bless Israel!
Ecstasy in New Zealand
More trouble for Israelis in New Zealand.
An Israeli national involved in smuggling $3.9 million worth of ecstasy tablets into New Zealand has been jailed for nine and a half years, the New Zealand Herald web site reported Thursday.
How long will it be before someone claims he is a Mossad agent?
The Golden Gal
More on Gal Fridman and Israel’s first ever gold medal:
If you want to congratulate Gal, his email address is found on this web page
Silver medallist Nikolaos Kaklamanakis is actually a friend of Gal’s.
“It’s a beautiful ending to my career,” the four-time Olympian said, adding that he and Fridman, a friend and training partner, would celebrate [...]
Watching the Gold Medal Ceremony
Watching the gold
medal ceremony for Gal Fridman was a truly surreal experience.
As the Israeli flag was raised and the national anthem, the
Hatikva,
played, all of the Israelis in the crowd sang the words. And it did
not
matter that they sang completely out of pace with the music – this was
Gal’s – and Israel’s – moment.
As I watched [...]
Something Stinks
Israel has a new non-lethal weapon – the skunk bomb.
The Israeli army is set to unveil a new weapon designed to get under the noses of Palestinians – a massive stink bomb. A report in the Maariv daily said that the military, which has long used tear gas and rubber bullets, was fine-tuning the so-called [...]
Gold!!!!!!
Israeli windsurfer Gal Friedman has just won Israel’s first ever gold medal!
The corridor here at work is echoing with chants of “We are the Champions.”
You can bet that there are going to be huge celebrations tonight..
Update: And now for the reactions to this historic victory:
Gal himself:
“The feeling is amazing. You can’t describe it. [...]
Blog Fiction
Quentin Tarantino now has a blog? (hat tip: Jeff Jarvis)
Or is this just another prank?
Blogging Pet Peeves (or Post Borne Out of Frustration)
Spammers
Abusive commenters
Commenters who don’t know their history
Plagiarising bloggers
Misspellings of this blog as Isreallycool (it’s a play on words, not a lame boast!)
Quote of the Day
“If things go right, I’ll be there about a week, and if things don’t go right, I’ll be there about an hour and a half.”
- 82-year old comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who is about to undergo heart valve replacement surgery.
Here’s to hoping that the operation goes smoothly for Rodney.
