Archive for June, 2007

Terror in Britain

Having just spent the last 25 hours observing the Jewish Sabbath, I have only now learned of the events that have occurred in Britain over the past day – namely the discovery of two car bombs in London yesterday, and the terror attack at Glasgow airport.
While thankfully no innocent people were hurt in these attempted [...]

Ok, I’ll Do One This Once

I am not usually into memes, but I’ve decided to do this one for a change.
The Rules are: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, [...]

How Not to Win Friends and Influence People

Someone is clearly one short of a full house.
Warning: Video contains crude sexual references, incoherent ramblings, and general jerkiness.

Taking Credit

The Jerusalem Post is taking credit for the CNN backdown on Jerusalem.

Following an inquiry from The Jerusalem Post, CNN has corrected a feature on its Web site that failed to identify Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and which had instead listed it as “Jerusalem, null.”The change was made on Wednesday, after the Post contacted a CNN [...]

My New Heroine

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski deserves something for this.
 

 
At the very least, a new lighter.

Forecast: Slightly Improved Conditions, But Still Cloudy

As Charles has already reported, thanks to the public outcry, CNN has caved in and now Jerusalem, Israel exists on their site!
 
However the other issues I raised have not been addressed. Gaza and the West Bank are still listed as separate countries, and the non-existent Arab villages are still listed as cities.
 
A number of [...]

Protection

Spanish police guard the Iranian embassy at the start of a pro-Israeli demonstration outside the embassy in Madrid, Wednesday June 27, 2007. The demonstrators were protesting against human rights abuses in Iran and the recent comments by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calling for Israel to be wiped off the map and saying the Nazi Holocaust [...]

The Moderate

This is all you need to know about PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the man the West (including Israel) is trying to bolster as the “moderate” palestinian peace partner.
Members of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ declared military wing, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, today denied claims by Abbas he asked the terror group to turn in [...]

The Death of GI Jew

Soldier. Hero. Proud Jew.
In a standing-room-only crowd that snaked outside the chapel, Pfc. Daniel Agami was memorialized Tuesday by hundreds of friends – and even some strangers from the local chapter of Jewish War Veterans – as a happy-go-lucky man who was profoundly patriotic.
Agami, 25, who grew up in Broward County, was killed in Baghdad [...]

Not-So-Fair Weathered Friends

CNN is already well known for having an anti-Israel bias in their Middle East coverage, so it would not shock anyone to find a Middle East news report that reflects this.
What is shocking is the fact that this bias against Israel extends to their Weather site.
It all starts if you have the temerity to search [...]