Ironic Picture of the Day
Is this screenshot I took from Iranian website Iranmania
Archive for September, 2007
Sure, We Believe You
In the wake of reports regarding Israel’s reported strike in Syria last week, North Korea has denied providing Syria with secret nuclear cooperation. North Korea strongly denied Tuesday that it provided Syria with secret nuclear cooperation, calling the allegation a fabrication by hard-liners in Washington to block progress in the country’s relations with the United [...]
Sep 18, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Quote of the Day
“There is no place for politics [in mourning the foreigners killed in the Thai plane crash]“ – Unidentified Iranian official talking to Israeli paper Ha’aretz about the plane crash that killed 89 people, including approximately 55 foreigners, of which 8 were Israeli. Update: This explains it: Iran’s ambassador to Bangkok has requested the aid of [...]
Sep 18, 2007 | 2 comments | View Post
Cowabunga, Dude
Pot calling the cattle black? A New Zealand pro-marijuana group says it has scientific evidence that cannabis can stop the development of mad cow disease. It was not clear whether the findings applied to both cows and humans. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) said a French study showed cannabidiol might [...]
Celebrating 9-11
It is no secret that the palestinians celebrated the September 11 attacks. And despite the PA’s early attempts to suppress this fact, they have since not hidden their joy over the attacks – at least not in their own daily newspaper, which is not intended for outside consumption. Thanks to Palestinian Media Watch, the outside [...]
Sep 17, 2007 | 12 comments | View Post
Shell of Impurity
Ouch. Orthodox teachers of Kabbala reacted with disdain Sunday to pop idol Madonna’s Rosh Hashana visit in Israel, during which she took part in a study session of Judaism’s most esoteric texts. “It is a known fact in Kabbala that impurity and evil are inherently attracted to sanctity,” said a director of one of the [...]
Sep 17, 2007 | 2 comments | View Post
It’s All In There
Reading through the weekly Torah reading Ha’azinu (in Deuteronomy), I was once again struck by the contemporary relevance of some of the verses. 21. They provoked Me with a non-god, angered me with their vanities; so shall I provoke them with a non-people, with a vile nation shall I anger them Here, Moses is describing [...]
Sep 16, 2007 | 3 comments | View Post
Black September Revisited
Unable to hold back the tears much longer, I left the plane, slowly descending the ladder from the door of the plane, onto a jeep, and then onto the desert floor. I had a feeling of emptiness–I was being taken away from my family to a place that I didn’t know anything about. I had [...]
Sep 16, 2007 | 2 comments | View Post
Separated at Birth
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni & palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad, and a couple of reindeers.
Sep 16, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
I’m Lovin’ This Picture
Pop star Madonna stands next to a wax likeness of Shimon Peres on her recent visit to Madame Tussauds, London.
Sep 16, 2007 | 5 comments | View Post
