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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Yet another Star Wars/palestinian one for you.. A meeting of palestinian and Egyptian officials, and the Jedi council.
Some palestinians at an amusement park, and Star Wars sandpeople.
The latest polls have Kadima at 36 seats, Labor at 18, and Likud at 14. Kadima have realized that no-one likes a cocky party. Kadima candidate Avi Dichter has called Labor party chairman Peretz insane, after the latter accused Kadima leaders of incitement that led to the Rabin assassination. Being a party activist can be [...]
Just when you thought that Sean Penn couldn’t get any creepier…he gets creepier. It’s a good thing for Ann Coulter that Sean Penn doesn’t know voodoo. Penn has a plastic Barbie-like doll of the right-wing pundit that he likes to torture on occasion. “We violate her,” the ornery actor tells The New Yorker about his [...]
Sorry for the dearth of posts, but work comes first. Also, I am working on something very exciting for the podcast, which shall be revealed soon. Stay tuned.
California Patriot reports how hilarity ensued after the latest PETA shenanigans (hat tip: Shy Guy). Students from PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, drew an angry crowd on Sproul after displaying images that compared animal treatment to the lynching and enslavement of black Americans. About a dozen Berkeley students furiously engaged the PETA [...]
The latest polls have Kadima down to 36 seats, Labor up to 21, and Likud down to 14. I think Labor have a point. Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has stated that any party wanting to join the coalition must back his “pullout” plan. Kadima have revealed their plan for dividing Jerusalem, which involves Israel [...]
