Archive for August, 2006

Spreading the Love

KISS rocker Gene Simmons is not just a pretty face. But he sure as hell has a heart of gold. The flamboyant, Israeli-born rocker Gene Simmons has sent a televised message of support to an Israeli soldier seriously wounded in fighting in Lebanon, calling him his ‘hero.’ Simmons, 57, founded the heavy metal band Kiss [...]

Insanity Now

Granted, I am still severely jetlagged. But I’m willing to bet that this will still not make any sense to me after a good night’s sleep. Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force. EU nations pledged [...]

Israelis Heart Pancakes

Forget humus, falafel or shwarma. Apparently, Israelis really go for pancakes. A short film about making pancakes by an Aberdeen student has become a worldwide hit after he put it on the internet. James Provan, 23, shot the video in his flat as a tribute to his favourite snack and placed it on the YouTube [...]

Nail. Head. Hit

During the recent fighting in the north, I linked to a not insignificant number of editorials from The Australian, which demonstrated an understanding of Islamofascism, and Israel’s fight against it. Here’s yet another editorial from today’s edition, which hits the nail on the head. Editorial: Support for Israel no local liabilityAugust 25, 2006 Sixty-eight years [...]

Taking Sides

Back in the days when I lived in Western Australia, Liam Bartlett was a newsreader/radio announcer for Perth’s ABC. He has now progressed to being a reporter for Australia’s 60 Minutes. The reason I mention this is that his first story for 60 Minutes – dealing with Australians fighting for the IDF and for Hizbullah [...]

No Longer Cross

Hitler’s Cross, the Indian restaurant that made Bombay’s Jews even crosser, is to finally undergo a name change. Its owner, Puneet Sablok, initially resisted calls for a name change, invoking the “all the cool kids are doing it” defence. However, he has since had a change of heart. A restaurant named after Adolf Hitler that [...]

Separated at Birth: Lord of the Rings Idiots

Did anyone else notice the incredible similarities between the latest palestinian “security forces” training session, and Lord of the Rings? This is what I’m talking about..

The Beach

Here are some of the photos I took while in California. This is my Malibu set (be sure to read the captions). www.flickr.com

I’m Back in Israel…

..and given that we are still here, I’ll hopefully reclaim my blogging mojo as quickly as possible.

The Greatest Love of All

Bobby Brown watch out: Osama’s a fan…of your wife. Troubled pop diva Whitney Houston has a new fan – America’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden. Kola Boof, the terrorist’s former sex slave, claims in her new book that he was obsessed with the troubled How Will I Know singer. She revealed to Harpers Bazaar [...]