Archive for May 2nd, 2006

Independence Day

Here in Israel, the sombre mood of Remembrance Day (Yom Hazikaron) has just given way to the festivities of Independence Day* (Yom Ha’atzmaut).
And that is the best reply to this despicable post by some Arab Americans (designed to denigrate Israel and those who have fallen protecting her civilians from the countless attacks at the hands [...]

Beeb Irony

Buried in the Entertainment (!) section of the BBC’s website, is this article on the results of a report on the BBC’s coverage of the Middle East conflict. And the results do not flatter the BBC.
The BBC fails to always give a “full and fair account” of the Israeli Palestinian conflict but is not deliberately [...]

Yellow Ken

This is the epitomy of too much information:
London mayor Ken Livingstone has lifted the lid on his toilet habits, revealing he has not flushed the loo in 15 months.
Livingstone said there was “no earthly reason” to bother if there was just urine in the bowl, he said Tuesday.
He said people were misguided about what urine [...]

Sin Prevention

Ynetnews reports:

Religious dispute in Jerusalem: Dozens of riled up ultra-orthodox broke into a Jerusalem internet cafÈ Monday, broke the doors and shattered the computers, claiming the place incites the haredi community to commit sins.
You know..sins like breaking into internet cafes and vandalizing them.

Tree’s Company

This guy won’t be earning any “Husband of the Year” awards any time soon.

A man in India’s eastern Orissa state has been living in a tree for the past 50 years following a quarrel with his wife.
 
Gayadhar Parida, 83, who lives in a tree in a village 240km north of the state capital Bhubaneshwar, has [...]

Separated at Birth

Former World Bank president and economic coordinator for Gaza James Wolfensohn, and deceased actor and humanitarian Peter Ustinov.