Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh demonstrates how human ten-pin bowling works. Palestinians wonder what to do with their recently purchased Jesus figurine .* * Apologies to my Christian readers for the “comparison” with the father of a terrorist. But I am pretty sure you know my humor well enough by now, and realize that there [...]
It is no secret that I have been batting ill health as of late, culiminating in me being X-rayed last night for suspected pneumonia, and a series of blood tests this morning. After arriving at the clinic this morning, a male nurse handed me a cup and asked me to provide a sample. What [...]
AP have published this rather gruesome photo with the following caption: Palestinian medics tend to the body of an alleged Palestinian militant killed by an undercover Israeli army unit during an operation in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, April 23, 2006. Israeli undercover soldiers killed one Palestinian militant and arrested two others, Palestinian [...]
The “Skywalker” look with optional balaclava
Browsing through one of my almost-daily stops, Al Crapeeza, I noticed the below picture accompanying a story on Nepal. Hmmm.. Update: On second thoughts, perhaps those are Stars of David pierced by nuclear warheads. Update: A quick Google search reveals that Israeli-Nepalese relations aren’t bad at all. Here’s a highlight: In 1975, the United Nations [...]
What were these guys thinking? #1: The Adidas Yellow Series Sportswear giant Adidas is facing complaints over a new trainer that some say features a racist cartoon image. The offending footwear includes a yellow picture of an Asian youth with bowl-cut hair, pig nose and buck teeth. Asian-American groups have complained that the picture on [...]
The BBC reports: Nigeria is due to pay off its billion-dollar Paris Club debt on Friday, becoming the first African nation to settle with its lenders. Any creditor country wanting to receive their money need only send their bank’s name, telephone, account and fax numbers, and the transfer should be completed at latest seven banking [...]
Yesterday, I posted that I was not sure that Tom Cruise’s daughter’s name Suri was Hebrew for “princess” as claimed. Today I see I am not alone. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ choice of a Hebrew-flavored name for their newborn daughter has speakers of the language scratching their heads. Baby Suri’s name can be traced [...]
Al Gore may have invented the internet, but Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert named the film Pretty Woman. In 1989, Olmert visited his friend, movie producer Arnon Milchan, in Hollywood. The two sat at a Warner Brothers’ sound studio with the film’s director Gary Marshall and listened to the soundtrack for a new romantic comedy [...]
AP (including video footage)Jerusalem PostYnetnewsHa’aretz Update: And welcome Ewan McGregor.
