Archive for December 7th, 2004

Setting it Straight

Aussie blogger Darp Hau quotes the offensive artwork I blogged about earlier this year, which conveys the following “facts”: Since the creation of Israel in 1948   200,000 Palestinians have been killed5,000,000 refugees have been created21,000 square kilometers of land have been annexed385 towns and villages have been destroyed200,000 settlements have been built300 billion military [...]

Happy Hannukah!

The Jewish festival of Hannukah begins tonight. In anticipation of this fun Jewish holiday – I say fun, since we get to light fires, eat lots of donuts (mmm…donuts), and play games - I have compiled a list of interesting links for your reading pleasure.   It’s a Miracle   A cruse of oil which lasted for eight days, [...]

A Black Day for Racists

It couldn’t happen to nicer people. FURIOUS BNP racists walked out of their own Christmas party – because the DJ was black.   A member of the far right group blundered by hiring the entertainer over the phone without meeting him first.   Party-going bigots were stunned when he turned out to be black. BNP [...]

Virtually Desperate

O..K… Chilean soap-opera star, a beauty from ancient Pompeii and a freckled tomboy hardly make an average beauty pageant line-up.   But the three faced off in the first world-wide digital beauty contest, which was won by a woman who is virtually real flesh and bones.   “Virtual models are not the anti-real, they are [...]

For Seinfeld Fans

PLO Acting Chairman Mahmoud Abbas explains what he will do if he is elected as PA leader (Reuters).   “I’m going to build these different levels, with steps, and it’ll all be carpeted with a lot of pillows. You know, like ancient Egypt.”

I Wonder if Ariel Sharon is Reading This

Allison reports how the Israel Foreign Ministry are reading blogs on a regular basis, and may even invite some bloggers over to visit.   This is wonderful news. I have long advocated that the Israeli Government should pay attention to the plethora of pro-Israel blogs out there, and utilize them for spreading their message. I [...]