Archive for November 23rd, 2004

Between a Mosque and a Hard Place

I found this via Instapundit:

Some 20,000 people took to the streets in the western German city of Cologne on Sunday, waving German and Turkish flags, to protest against the use of violence in the name of Islam.
 
The marchers had two starting points — a mosque and a cathedral — and converged in the middle of [...]

Yad Vashem Online

Yad Vashem is now online.
 
I have started searching in the Central Database of Shoah (Holocaust) Victims’ Names for details on relatives who perished in the Holocaust. Unfortunately, much of my family was wiped out during this dark period. On the positive side, perhaps I will find out about some living long-lost relatives through this database.
 
A huge [...]

Question For My Technologically Literate Readers

My referrers list from the past few days indicates that I am receiving traffic from http://michellemalkin.com/. But when I go to this site, there is absolutely no reference nor link to Israellycool.
 
Any ideas as to why this site is appearing regularly on my referrers list?

Yiddish With Dick and Jane

Get ready to plotz over this very funny “tutorial” on some common Yiddish words and expressions (hat tip: my mother).

Historical Breakthrough?

The UN has passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, in what Israeli officials describe as a “historical breakthrough.” Here’s more on the text of the resolution:

In the resolution, the Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly said it “recognizes with deep concern the overall rise in instances of intolerance and violence directed against members of many [...]

Scenes from a Funeral

Bloghead points us in the direction of this collection of photos from Arafat’s funeral in Ramallah.
 
Scary stuff.
 
I would be very surprised if there were no fatalities from the funeral, whether it be people trampled to death, falling off the trees and light poles, or being shot by Mustafa the crazy PA policeman (featured [...]

Would You Like Fries With That?

The picture on the left shows a grilled cheese sandwich that sold for $US 28,000 on eBay.
 
The reason for the hefty price tag? The seller said that it bears the image of the virgin Mary.
 
While I can make out what looks like the face of a woman, who is to say that it is the face [...]

From Russia with Love

Look who has joined the furry hat brigade (Reuters)
 

“Meee drunk? Noooooo. So I might have had one sip of vodka on the way over. Ok, I am completely sloshed. Where am I anyway?”