Archive for March 28th, 2006

Israeli Election Day Coverage – Liveblogging

The pollling stations opened at 7.00AM Israel time. I will be providing updates during the day.   Updates (Most recent at top) 11.50PM: I’m calling it a night. I hope you enjoyed the Israellycool coverage of the elections today. See you again tomorrow. 11.45PM: Bibi is staying on as Likud leader. 11.40PM: According to the [...]

Sleep-Talking Your Way to Divorce

Introducing the “triple talaq”: A Muslim couple in India have been told by local Islamic leaders they must separate after the husband “divorced” his wife in his sleep, the Press Trust of India reported.   Sohela Ansari told friends that her husband Aftab had uttered the word “talaq”, or divorce, three times in his sleep, [...]

Countdown to the Israeli Elections: 1 Day to Go

As it stands, the polls indicate that Olmert should be able to set up a coalition that supports his unilateral withdrawal plan. However, since floating voters account for 28 seats, the actual election results could end up being drastically different from those indicated by the polls.  On the day before the elections, Likud’s Bibi toured [...]