Show of Force
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom gives visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit a very firm handshake (AP): Gheit: “Oww!” Shalom: “Who’s your daddy?”
Archive for December 1st, 2004
Suha Talks
Merry widow Suha Arafat has spoken out for the first time since her husband’s death. In hour-long interview with Arab television network MBC, widow of Palestinian leader described life with Arafat and his love for his daughter. Suha Arafat, widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, has granted her first interview since the death of her [...]
Dec 01, 2004 | 2 comments | View Post
Fiddler of the Truth (or Violince in the Middle East)
A few days ago, media outlets, ran a story about a PLO Arab at a checkpoint who was forced to play the violin. Inevitably, comparions with the Nazi treatment of Jews during WW2 were made. The Guardian, in particular, seemed to relish the opportunity to portray the IDF as barbaric, and ridicule claims that it [...]
Dec 01, 2004 | 0 comments | View Post
Boy in the Ehud
When former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak recently announced his bid to return to power, the general reaction was “oh no!”, mixed with a little “who do you think you are?” The reactions of his Labor Party colleagues were even less enthusiastic. Labor MK Ephraim Sneh, who served Barak as deputy defense minister, branded [...]
Dec 01, 2004 | 0 comments | View Post
Separated at Birth
Does this single Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain look like E.T? Well, someone thinks so..and is willing to pay alot of money for it. First a toasted cheese sandwich bearing a resemblance to the Virgin Mary sold for $36,000. Now a single Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain with a remarkable similarity to E.T. has been auctioned on the internet for [...]
Dec 01, 2004 | 0 comments | View Post
