Get ready for an (another) impending diplomatic crisis between Israel and France. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called the French government “pro-Arab” in an interview on his Negev ranch with comedian Eli Yatzpan that was broadcast on Wednesday night. Sharon criticized the French decision to not label Hizbullah a terrorist organization. The French will certainly take exception [...]
I made no secret about the fact that I was somewhat disappointed about not being invited to join the fantastic new Israeli blog Israelity. Not because I think I am “all that”, but rather because the main aim of my blogging has always been to promote Israel, and I feel that Israelity provides a great opportunity [...]
Following yesterday’s post on Machers, ‘Treppenwitz’ David Bogner alerted the Machers management to their description of him as a “Jewish mother.” “I appreciate the link… but the last time I checked I still had a ‘Y’ chromosome. In other words, your research department didn’t look too closely at my blog (treppenwitz) before writing the blurb. Good [...]
With the disengagement plan being a warm topic of conversation in the blogosphere, yours truly has stayed relatively quiet (with the rare broaching of the subject here and there). I guess you can chalk my relative silence on the matter to cognitive dissonance (Otherwise known as disengaging myself from the topic). The whole issue frustrates me [...]
In one of the most sickening stories I have seen in a while, a nanny here in Israel has been caught on hidden camera abusing the children under her care. The story goes like this: a couple hire a nanny with good references, to look after their one-and-a-half year old twins, but soon realize [...]
Ha’aretz have now joined the blogging world (hat tip: Miriam). Not a bad first effort, but the lack of a comments facility AND trackback facility is a big minus. With the media jumping into the blogging fray, it begs the question: does being a good journalist necessarily translate into being a good blogger? At least amongst the Jewish [...]
SMH reports: Cher has reportedly branded fellow pop divas J-Lo and Britney Spears “hos” [shorthand slang for whore] during a concert. The singer launched an attack on her younger rivals before 20,000 fans in Auckland, according to the New York Post. “I’m not going to give up showbusiness but I’m going to give [...]
Still reeling from the Kramer meme that did the rounds last year, Shimon Peres stares into the mirror and reassures himself that he is one sexy fella “Kirk Douglas, eat your heart out!”
Yet another new Jewish site: Machers.* As Esther correctly states, it looks like an amalgam of collected information, with no original content. Which is fine, if that is its purpose. However, when a site bills itself as The World’s #1 Jewish Directory, you expect better. For instance, I wonder what David thinks about [...]
Welcome to new Israeli group blog Israelity. With blogging talent including David, Allison, Imshin, Harry and Lisa, it is guaranteed to provide a great insight into life in Israel (beyond the conflict). And I really like the site design, not to mention the cool name (reminds me of the name of some other blog, actually). [...]
