A survey carried out for the British Telegraph, asking Britons to rate almost two-dozen countries on the basis of 12 different criteria, has revealed that Britons do not think much of Israel. More surprising is how little regard Britons are found to have for Israel. The violence and Israel’s continuing occupation of the West [...]
Madonna..err Esther..and her hubbie Guy have renewed their wedding vows – in a Kabbalah ceremony, of course. Pop diva Madonna has renewed her wedding vows with film-maker husband Guy Ritchie at a secret ceremony four years after they tied the knot, The Sun newspaper has reported. They swapped rings and vows in a low-key [...]
When PLO Arab leader Mahmoud Abbas recently showed his support for terrorists, even offering to protect them, soon-to-be-ex Secretary of State Colin Powell was disturbed, but hopeful that Abbas was merely trying to win support for peace. The United States is concerned that Palestinian Authority presidential election frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas is failing to distance himself [...]
Ha’aretz reports on Richard Gere’s new endeavor: “Hi, I’m Richard Gere and I’m speaking for the entire world. We’re with you during this election time. It’s really important: Get out and vote,” Gere said, according to a transcript of the announcement obtained by The Associated Press. Contrary to popular belief, he is not speaking about [...]
Still on the subject of the Tsunami, Israel is finding new and innovative ways to help: An Israeli company said on Monday it planned to distribute free to Asian countries hit by last week`s tsunami a device it says could save lives by warning holiday-makers directly that a tidal wave is coming. The system [...]
The Tsunami disaster and subsequent related events have shown both the good and dark sides of human nature. On the good side, the disaster has produced some unlikely heroes. For instance, we have wanted criminals: An Australian hailed as a hero for allegedly rescuing more than a dozen tsunami victims in Thailand was arrested [...]
Mahmud ponders how he could possibly have slammed his fingers in the car door again – does Mahmud smile? — Answer: No (Reuters)
