Archive for March 13th, 2005

As If They Don’t Have Enough Problems Already..

The Jerusalem Post has been known to make some rather bad mistakes in the past, and I have even managed to post about some of them. Here is more on their latest gaffe, which might just qualify as worst. Ever.

Warsaw Mayor mistaken for Unabomber
 
The prestigious Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post mistook the mayor of [...]

Terrorist Smackdown

When not engaged in violent activities against Israelis, what do Hamas and Fatah terrorists do? Engage in violent activities against each other of course!

Hundreds of student supporters of the Hamas group clashed with supporters of Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah party, throwing punches, sticks and stones during a Hamas campaign rally for student council elections.
 
Hospital [...]

Quote of the Day

“”In Israel, I am treated more as an Israeli than as an Ethiopian. In the States, if you’re a black man, you’re just a black man.”
- Israeli-Ethiopian law student Nevo Vandimo, currently touring the US in celebration of Black History Month.

Turnspeak 101

Turnspeak is “a cognitive technique of propaganda whereby you attack someone, and then turn it around 180 degrees and claim they attacked you. Because the truth is the exact opposite of the information being disseminated it is psychologically difficult to counter and leads to confusion.”
 
The Arabs have turned turnspeak into an art form. Here is [...]

Welcome Back

Rabbi Lazer Brody, who briefly quit the world of blogging, is back.
 
For those who are not familiar with Lazer, he is a former-Special-Forces-commando-turned Rabbi, who is particularly adept at dispensing spiritual advice to those in need. He is always willing to help, and he gives everyone the time of day.
 
Nice to have you back, Rabbi.