Archive for May, 2007

The Killing of Abu Badhair

2 Fatah terrorists have been killed by unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Hamas terrorists. A Fatah leader was killed on Sunday when anonymous gunmen shot him in the northern Gaza Strip. Another Fatah activist died in the same incident and a third was injured.   Ma’an’s correspondent reported that unidentified gunmen opened fire the Fatah leader, Baha’ [...]

Open Discussion Thread

Should the State of Israel accept Evangelical support?

Carter’s Concern

Former US President Jimmy Carter, who doesn’t seem to acknowledge Israel’s right to defend herself against Jihadis, has identified a much more potent enemy of the Jews: Zionist Christians (or should that be Zionist Christians of DeathTM?) . Former President Carter reportedly said Jews should not align themselves with Zionist Christians. Tikkun magazine editor Michael [...]

No Comparison

South African Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils has rejected the comparison between South Africa’s apartheid and Israel’s policies designed to protect her citizens from terrorism. Believe it or not, he is claiming apartheid was not nearly as bad. Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils on Thursday accused Israel of conducting a policy against the Palestinians that was “worse” [...]

Steamrolled by an A7

Hey, my koala got rolled! But in Tamar Yonah’s defense, she at least partially seems to understand that the purpose of the awards is not to win, but rather bring exposure to blogs that deserve a wider readership. And she hearts Israellycool, so I’ve been softened up a bit (not just by the steamroller, I [...]

Anti Climax

Israeli band Teapacks has been wiped off the Eurovision map. The Israeli band Teapacks on Thursday evening failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest finals, as it was not selected to go on in the contest’s semi-finals in Helsinki. Teapacks, the Israeli entry for the song contest, sang its controversial song “Push the Button” [...]

Jerusalem Syndrome

Worth watching, even though you are subjected to seeing Michael Moore at the beginning.

That Thing About Glass Houses and Stones

Star Wars director George Lucas is seemingly not a fan of the latest Spiderman movie. Blockbuster director George Lucas has slammed the record-breaking Spider-Man 3 as a “silly” movie with no storyline. Lucas, who was behind the smash-hit Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, said he was not impressed by the new sequel, which recently [...]

Separated at Birth

Guardian music writer and Israellycool critic Tim Jonze, and Shaggy.

The Finals Are Upon Us

The 2007 JIB Awards final votes have begun, and thanks to you, my readers, Israellycool has made it through in the following categories:Best Jewish Humor BlogBest Pro-Israel Advocacy BlogBest Jewish Right-Wing Political BlogBest Contribution / Jewish Blog that Made a DifferenceBest Jewish Live Event Coverage Blog-Post Since I achieved my objective of making it through [...]