Archive for November, 2004

Iranian Intentions

The Jerusalem Post reports: The 300 men filling out forms in the offices of an Iranian aid group were offered three choices: Train for suicide attacks against US troops in Iraq, train for suicide attacks against Israelis, or train to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie. I guess there can’t be an ‘All of the above’ [...]

Something Stinks in France

Regular Israellycool readers will know how much I detest the French. The French attitude towards the rest of the world, and especially Israel and the Jews, stinks. And now, you can add their cheese to the list. A soft, pungent cheese from northern France has topped a British researcher’s study of the world’s whiffiest cheeses. [...]

Glorious Bernd

Back in the late 90s when I was in Perth, my home town soccer team, Perth Glory, hired a German coach by the name of Bernd Stange.   Now Bernd could hardly speak a word of English, but the people of Perth soon developed quite a liking for him. His no-nonsense attitude was very reminiscent of [...]

Get Well Soon

Someone isn’t feeling to cheery at all.. Bubbly blond “Cheers” star Shelley Long – depressed over the bust-up of her marriage – was rushed to the hospital after taking an overdose of painkillers in an apparent suicide bid.   The 55-year-old actress, who played ditzy waitress Diane Chambers on the classic TV sitcom, was taken [...]

Cracking Down – PA Style

The Death Squad may be no more.   No, I am not speaking about some bad Chuck Norris movie, but rather a band of PLO Arabs formed to crack down on terrorists and criminals, but whose members were themselves involved in crime, violence, and intimidation against the general public.   Kind of like the PA actually.   [...]

Happy Birthday

Today is my wife’s 2_th birthday. You can guess the missing number, because I am sworn to secrecy. But I can tell you it is between 0 and 9.   Sweetie..I am constantly amazed by your ability to juggle looking after the kids with everything else..whether it be cooking for 14 people like you did [...]

Rage Against the Swedes

The Swedish city of Malmo has seen a sudden influx of Muslim immigrants. And watch out – they are angry.   Oh-oh. Swedish authorities in the southern city of Malmo (search) have been busy with a sudden influx of Muslim immigrants — 90 percent of whom are unemployed and many who are angry and taking [...]

Quote of the Day

“It is like making the Godfather the chief of police!” – Uzi Arad, former director of the Mossad’s intelligence division, on the prospect of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti becoming the next PLO Arab leader

Good News From Iraq

No, you have not mistakenly entered Chrenkoff. I have named this post after Arthur’s renowned series of informative posts because..well, here is some very good news from Iraq:   A new Iraqi political party calling for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel will compete in the upcoming elections in Iraq.    Mithal al-Alusi, an Iraqi politician [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing my American readers a happy Thanksgiving.     (Image taken from this site)