Caption This
If there ever was a picture begging for a caption, it is this one of Prince Charles handing over service medals to British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan (thanks to Shy Guy). Update: The Queen’s reaction?
Archive for July, 2007
The Worst Kept Secret
A few weeks after bringing us Mahmoud Abbas’ admission that the palestinians are not Israel’s indigenous people, MEMRI now bring us Ahmad Jibril (Secretary-General of the PFLP General Command) with another admission (hat tip: Elder). Ahmad Jibril: When Abu Mazen came to Damascus with his team, I asked them: “What happened to the investigation into [...]
Jul 12, 2007 | 2 comments | View Post
Reasons I Love Israel #587
One of my favorite aspects of living in Israel is the feeling of solidarity between Israelis during the tough times. And since the times are by definition always tough due to the fact that a not insignificant portion of the world would like us wiped off the planet (manifested by terrorism or support for terrorism), there is plenty [...]
Jul 12, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Cheating Made Easy
According to the Jerusalem Post, Fatah have taken exam cheating to a whole new level. Earlier this week, some 150 Fatah gunmen stormed a number of schools in Nablus and drove out hundreds of students who were taking high school matriculation exams. The gunmen were protesting against Abbas’s refusal to allocate secret halls for them [...]
Jul 11, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Married to the SOB (Son of Binladen)
Times Online has the story of a British woman who married one of the sons of Osama bin Laden. Reading it, you would be excused for thinking you were reading The Onion. A British woman has married a son of Osama bin Laden after a holiday romance and is to apply for a visa so [...]
Jul 11, 2007 | 3 comments | View Post
When Hate Supplants All Else
The Jerusalem Post reports on the latest Hamas shenanigans. Hamas’s Finance Ministry on Monday barred Israeli fruits and vegetables from entering the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the spokesman for the Fruit Growers Association. The move is likely to cost Israeli fruit growers NIS 3-5 million a day, according to the association. The Hamas [...]
Jul 10, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Makin’ Wookie
They don’t make Wookies like they used to. Chewbacca Allegedly Sexually Assaults Marilyn Monroe, Flees I can understand why he would try to sexually assault a Marilyn Monroe lookalike. But trying to sexually assault his fleas? That’s sick. Ok, that joke was about as bad as the Wookie of this story. A Chewbacca impersonator sexually [...]
The Biggest Threat
Richard Littlejohn of the Daily Mail on the Live Earth fiasco. Live Earth has to be the most fatuous fundraiser ever. Where is the money going? Sorry if I sound like a heretic, but while I accept we shouldn’t deliberately pollute and do our best to recycle our rubbish, I don’t accept that ‘climate [...]
Jul 10, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
The Truth Behind Alan Johnston’s Abduction
Want to know who really kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston? According to former Time Magazine Jerusalem bureau chief Matt Beynon Rees, it was none other than the PA (hat tip: Harry). BBC journalist Alan Johnston is free, but the truth behind his five months as a hostage in Gaza remains murky. If you only read [...]
The Face of Hamas
The palestinian Ma’an News Agency reports: The Fatah movement issued a statement on Monday declaring that Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, has revealed the “true face of Hamas”. Warts and all.
Jul 09, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
