Archive for January 10th, 2005

JIB (Jewish and Israeli Blog) Awards – Nominations

Note: This post will remain at the top of the page until the next JIB Awards Update.
 
Updated WEDNESDAY, January 5th (see bottom of post)
 
This is the master post for 2004 JIB Awards nominations. You should link to the URL of this post during the nominations phase.
 
To nominate a blog for a particular category, click on the required [...]

Picture of the Day

What is happening in this picture?
 

 
a) A PA election official uses modern technology to tally up the votes
b) Marwan Barghouti counts down the number of years before he is released from jail
c) A PLO Arab terrorist calculates how many Kassam rockets he would like to order
 
Of course, the answer is a).

Reactions to PA Elections and Result

On the Elections

“I commend and deeply respect the fact that the Israelis are giving Arabs the freedom to hold elections.”
- BBC reader  Jamil Baroody from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“In what other country do you see balloting for another state taking place on your own sovereign territory?”
- Israeli protester Meital Beiton

“Are you kidding? To bring [...]

Where the Air is Clean

If you missed out on buying the Virgin Mary sandwich, ET Nutri Grain, grandfather’s ghost, and the Elvis water, don’t worry.
 
You can now buy a biosphere.

And His Uncle is Named Adolf

News.com.au reports:

A couple in south India today named their son Tsunami after learning the two-month-old had survived the killer waves which lashed their beachside hamlet two weeks ago.
While it might seem weird to name a child after such a destructive influence, this phenomenom seems to run in the family. 

Fisherman Stalin and his wife Jesurani, who like [...]

Does Mahmud Smile?

Mahmud emerges from his home after playing Xbox games for the past 24 hours – does Mahmud smile?
 
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Answer: Yes
 

 
(Reuters)

McShwarma Reloaded

Thanks to my McShwarma post *, this fantastic commercial has now been exposed to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
 
And it would seem that my fellow Israeli bloggers and I are not alone in lauding its brilliance. Here are some of the reactions I have seen elsewhere in the blogosphere:
 

“WOW. This ad.. for [...]