Archive for October 17th, 2007
The Meditator
Hollywood director David Lynch, currently visiting Israel, believes he has a way of bringing peace to the Middle East.
Transcendental meditation anyone?
David Lynch, on a five-day visit to Israel to encourage transcendental meditation, met with Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres.
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The 61-year-old director, who has received Oscar nominations for “The Elephant Man,” [...]
The Perils of Being a Messiah
If you live in the Hamas controlled territories, it’s probably not a wise idea to reveal yourself as the Muslim messiah.
The Palestinian police force in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, formerly Hamas’ Executive Force, on Tuesday opened fire at a local resident who claimed he was the prophesised redeemer of Islam ‘Mahdi’.
The self-professed [...]
Once Upon a Euphemism
A Palestinian weapons dealer displays arms in the West Bank city of Hebron September 20, 2007. Four months after Islamist Hamas routed secular Fatah in the Gaza Strip, fears that clashes between the Palestinian rivals could erupt in the West Bank and uncertainty ahead of a U.S.-led peace conference are fuelling a scramble for guns. [...]
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