Archive for August, 2005

Possible Suicide Bombing in Beer Sheva

There are reports of a possible suicide bombing at Beer Sheva’s central bus station (a place I used to frequent every day). So far, at least 10 people have been wounded.     Updates   9.00AM: Ynetnews reports: The bomber, who was approaching buses in the area, apparently spotted security guards and blew himself up [...]

Don’t Hold Back, Vanunu

Nuclear whistelblower hot-air blower Mordechai “Nanu-nanu” Vanunu has shown his extreme hatred for Israel – in an interview with an extreme Israel-hating Egyptian paper. Israel treats people like animals, and its conduct towards the Palestinian constitutes a “Holocaust,” nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu charged in an interview with Egyptian weekly al-Ahram.   “That’s what Nazism did, [...]

Miscellaneous

Apologies to those of you who came here on Friday, and saw that my recent posts had all disappeared. It was a problem with Blogware, but it now seems to have been resolved.   Also, no Israellycool podcast for this week, but I did turn up as a guest on another one two. Details to [...]

Guaranteed to Put a Smile on Your Face

Worst Album Covers. Ever.

Poison

Introducing our latest weapon: Subterranean Zionist Death ToxinTM Representatives of various Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday accused Israel of burying “toxic materials” under the rubble of dismantled settlements to prevent Palestinians from exploiting the land.   The allegations were made during a press conference in Khan Yunis that was organized by the [...]

Entry from the Palestinian Police Trainee Yearbook

Entry from the Palestinian Police Trainee Yearbook

Officer Mahmoud “Birdman” Abdullah

Skin as Thin as a Crepe

Woa Nelly.*   So many possible responses, but really not that interested in getting drawn into the bizarro world he has constructed in his head.   I will say this, though. Have a look at these posts – the ones supposedly attacking him. Post 1 Post 2 Post 3   Ad hominem? Or attacking his [...]

Yo Mob, Stop Hating the Playa

Mobius aka Orthodox Anarchist aka Dan is a bit peeved. I got interviewed for this piece but apparently didn’t make it in. A little upsetting that the author chose a bunch of extremist right-wingers to represent the Israeli viewpoint in his list of links. Not every Israeli is an Arab-hating, pro-settlement lunatic. In fact, most [...]

What’s Fidel Up To?

  What is Fidel Castro doing in this photo, which is not impressing Hugo Chavez? a) Talking to the media b) Doing his “Arafat shaking lip” impersonation c) You really don’t want to know   Update: Put your suggested captions in the comments.

Maradona Fesses Up

Remember the infamous “Hand of God” incident from the 1986 World Cup Final? Well, Maradona has, for the first time, admitted that he deliberately used his hand to punch the ball into the net. But don’t fret. He had his reasons. “I said to my team-mates to come and embrace me and celebrate the goal. [...]