Archive for February 20th, 2005

Framed

Ever noticed how the foreign press photographers have a way of expressing their biases through their pictures?
 
For instance, today Israeli Finance Minister and former Prime Minister ’Bibi’ Netanyahu voted against evacuating communities in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. For his efforts, he gets this sinister photo.
 

Comings and Goings

Welcome to Ynet News in English. The Hebrew version is already Israel’s largest news site. Whether or not this English version can become the largest Israel news site in English remains to be seen. But it shouldn’t have any trouble surpassing the rather lame Jerusalem Post website (I am loathe to admit that Ha’aretz has [...]

Separated at Birth

Pain a Hitler moustache on Spanish Crown Prince Felipe, and you end up with Syrian ‘Dorktator’* Bashar al-Assad
 

 
* Thanks to Meryl Yourish for the apt term

A Mossy Affair

Ha’aretz reports that New Zealand will be getting that apology from Israel.

Israel is to apologize for sending undercover operatives to New Zealand and compromising its sovereignty, and will promise that such incidents will not recur, political sources in Jerusalem have confirmed.
 
Over the past few weeks negotiations have been held between the two countries to resolve the [...]