Archive for January, 2007

Dummy Cover-Up

A Palestinian vendor displays medallions of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in his shop in the West Bank city of Jenin January 9, 2007. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK) When I saw this photo for the first time, I wondered why on Earth the vendor felt the need to cover the faces of the dummies. [...]

Separated at Birth

Some Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terrorist, and Biff Tannen.

Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #1

Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #1

Introducing a new series on Israellycool, in which I post the identity of someone who is Jewish…and not obviously so. But first I’ll begin with a couple of clues: Is a two-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Has sold over 100 million records worldwide as of 2008 Kept his homosexuality secret due to worries over the [...]

The New Bobcatmeat Goldthwait?

He might not be a stand-up guy, but he might just be a stand-up comedian. Controversial Muslim cleric Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilaly and television personality Naomi Robson are among the big winners in this year’s Ralph Magazine Awards. The blokes’ mag has named the controversal cleric the Funny Man of the Year, edging out film [...]

Israeli News Briefs

The only thing Israel’s secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities are lacking is the “secret” component. Mind you, the Sunday Times newspaper – in which these plans were disclosed – is lacking the “credibility” component. The Labor Party’s Ophir Pines-Paz has made Ehud Barak an offer he will refuse. Fatah’s Muhammad Dahlan states [...]

Sex Iraniacs

Looks like it’s not just the shop mannequins who are getting nooky. In a smart boutique displaying an array of miniskirts and skimpy tops, the shopkeeper was too busy attending to his female customers to listen to a sermon on HIV/Aids. “I don’t know anything about it at all. Come back after I’ve finished with [...]

Hanky-Head Panky

Former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe has confirmed in his memoirs what has been known for a long time – deceased palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat liked his men well done. The book is full of comical revelations from McAuliffe’s years among the power elite — getting a startling leg rub from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at [...]

If I Were a Reuters Photographer

Palestinian Mohammed Hasaneen wrestles with lioness Sabrina at his photo studio in the Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. The lion is a local attraction at the photo studio where parents bring their children and pay the equivalent of US$1.25 to have a photo taken with the wild animal fights back against some Israeli aggression. [...]

French Pig News

A French court has ruled that distributing pork soup to the homeless is not racist (hat tip: LGF). A French court ruled Tuesday that an organization with far-right links can continue offering pork soup to the homeless, rejecting police complaints that the food distribution was racist. Police banned the soup kitchen last month, arguing that [...]

Dummy Love

Andrew McCarthy, eat your heart out. A man who has a history of smashing windows to indulge his fetish for female mannequins could draw a stiff sentence for his latest arrest. Heh, get it? Ronald A. Dotson, 39, of Detroit faces up to life in prison if convicted of a charge of attempted breaking and [...]