Comments on: Ladies and Gentlemen, Our Defense Minister http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:55:30 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Day in Israel: Sat Feb 14th, 2009 | Israellycool http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-22055 The Day in Israel: Sat Feb 14th, 2009 | Israellycool Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:13:52 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-22055 [...] Yeah, that Amir Peretz. [...] [...] Yeah, that Amir Peretz. [...]

]]> By: Israellycool » Blog Archive » Israeli News - Friday 1st February http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-14219 Israellycool » Blog Archive » Israeli News - Friday 1st February Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:15:39 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-14219 [...] Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz doesn’t just do utterly incompetent. He’s also pretty adept at trying to protect himself at all costs. Following [...] [...] Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz doesn’t just do utterly incompetent. He’s also pretty adept at trying to protect himself at all costs. Following [...]

]]> By: Israellycool » Blog Archive » Prime Idiot http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-13549 Israellycool » Blog Archive » Prime Idiot Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:58:21 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-13549 [...] truly makes our ex Defense Minister look like a veritable [...] [...] truly makes our ex Defense Minister look like a veritable [...]

]]> By: Israellycool » Blog Archive » Repeating a Past Mistake? http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-9647 Israellycool » Blog Archive » Repeating a Past Mistake? Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:02:38 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-9647 [...] already probably familar with the binocular gaffe of former Defense Minister Amir Peretz.  If not, here’s a [...] [...] already probably familar with the binocular gaffe of former Defense Minister Amir Peretz.  If not, here’s a [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8711 Anonymous Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:48:02 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8711 As a former soldier, I can verify that those are NOT night-vision goggles. (Why would he use night-vision in the day?) Anyhow the photo and ridicule of Peretz was all over the Israeli press including <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1171894504092&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" rel="nofollow">JPost </a>online. <blockquote>Ma'ariv daily labeled its picture, "Seeing black." Newspaper Yediot Aharonot softened the blow by also showing pictures of other leaders looking through capped binoculars US President George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. </blockquote> As a former soldier, I can verify that those are NOT night-vision goggles. (Why would he use night-vision in the day?)

Anyhow the photo and ridicule of Peretz was all over the Israeli press including JPost online.

Ma’ariv daily labeled its picture, “Seeing black.”

Newspaper Yediot Aharonot softened the blow by also showing pictures of other leaders looking through capped binoculars US President George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:37:08 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8714 Like I said, Hizbullah has been dealt a severe blow and we sent them to the dark ages...look, not one can be seen. Like I said, Hizbullah has been dealt a severe blow and we sent them to the dark ages…look, not one can be seen.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8713 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:34:54 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8713 He wants to be like Bush: http://www.usrbingeek.com/blog/tn_Bush_Binoculars.jpg He wants to be like Bush: http://www.usrbingeek.com/blog/tn_Bush_Binoculars.jpg

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8712 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:38:21 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8712 This photo was brought to you by Michael Dukakis. This photo was brought to you by Michael Dukakis.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8710 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:11:28 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8710 I thought the same thing as everyone else, but an army friend pointed out that Peretz is simply holding night-vision goggles that use a lens-cap-resembling filter for daylight usage. I thought the same thing as everyone else, but an army friend pointed out that Peretz is simply holding night-vision goggles that use a lens-cap-resembling filter for daylight usage.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-8709 Anonymous Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:57:29 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/02/23/ladies-and-gentlemen-our-defense-minister/#comment-8709 Dave, Brendon Nelson looks so different with binoculars! Dave,
Brendon Nelson looks so different with binoculars!

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