Palestinian Media Watch report how the PA are broadcasting MTV to win the hearts and minds of the young. That is MTV: Martyr television (hat tip: WorldNetDaily) A music video urging children to become suicide bombers and which was removed from circulation last year returned to official Palestinian television last week along with the publication [...]
More odd news from Israel. A 25-year-old Israeli man showed up fully conscious at a hospital with a car key inserted in his temple, the Yediot Aharonot daily reported. The key, which ended up in the man’s skull during a brawl, came close to making contact with his brain but was successfully extracted at [...]
The polls are not painting a pretty picture for George Bush, with another poll indicating that John Kerry is the candidate of choice amongst most US allies. Polls commissioned by newspapers in 10 countries show that most citizens in U.S. allies prefer John Kerry to George Bush, the Guardian has reported. Voters in eight [...]
Lynn lets us know about a very worthy project. Mikvah Project in Memory of Navah Applebaum, z’l “Our sister, may you come to be thousands of myriads.”(Genesis 24:60) Jerusalem Av 5764 / August 2004 Dear Friends, The mitzvah of Mikveh [the ritual bath] has been guarded with mesirut nefesh [self-sacrifice] by [...]
Look what’s back. Growing Pains : Return of the SeaversSaturday, October 16 at 8/7c Starring: Kirk Cameron, Brandon Douglas, Tracey Gold, Ashley Johnson, Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Chelsea Noble, Alan Thicke As the lyrics to the “Growing Pains” theme song said, “We’re nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin . [...]
Number 1 with a bullet? He abandoned music for Islam, but the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens is now favourite to score the Christmas No.1 hit in the British charts after announcing a surprise comeback. The singer, who changed his name to Yusuf Islam, was deported from the US last month after being denied entry [...]
#1: When posting a collection of news photos, make sure to include repeated pictures of Sharon smiling. For full effect, juxtapose this picture with one of a Palestinian girl crying. #2: Connect the aforementioned “smiling Sharon” picture to Israeli operations in Gaza and Palestinian deaths there, in order to imply that he is [...]
I have not seen any of the Bush-Kerry debates, but I have been following the discussions and polls regarding the results. If you believe many respected commentators in the blogosphere, you can pencil in a win for George Bush. But the mainstream media polls are saying something else entirely. According to USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup post-debate [...]
Something I have never really been able to understand is how gay groups like QUIT can support the PLO Arabs, given the horrendous treatment that homosexuals have endured within the PA controlled territories, especially when compared to the relatively good treatment they receive in Israeli society. And I am not the only one. But QUIT themselves don’t see [...]
Israeli blogger Noa (whom I have had the pleasure of meeting in real life at the recent Israeli blogger bash), has just begun nursing school, after resisting the Dark Side of the Force (i.e. her law career). In this post on the day of her nursing school orientation, she takes the opportunity to also [...]
