Archive for November 8th, 2007

November 9, 1947: “Arab Threats Are Empty”

As the UN partition of Palestine loomed, a team of American “experts” opined that there is no way that the combined Arab armies would attack the Jewish state. As printed in the November 9, 1947 Palestine Post:

It is instructive to read this article now and see where these experts were wrong. Militarily, they were quite [...]

“People Are Crazy”

So sayeth Michael Jackson, who has become known as somewhat of an expert on the subject.
Michael Jackson has said that negative media coverage and constant rumours about his personal life have not made him bitter. While acknowleging his reputation as a freak, the pop singer told a magazine he just brushes off criticism and remains [...]

With Moms Like This..

Britney Spears’ mother feels responsible for her daughters bad predicament.
So she says as she flogs her new book.
Britney Spears’ mother has spoken of feeling responsible for her daughter’s problems.
“I blame myself,” Lynne Spears told ‘Life & Style Weekly’ magazine. “What mother wouldn’t?
Umm, a mother that had focused on instilling proper values in her children, instead [...]

Quote of the Day

“I admit and confess. I was with those who strongly supported [former prime minister] Ariel Sharon, and today I say with my head held high: We erred, we made a very big mistake.”
- National Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer, talking about Israel’s disengagement from Gaza.
I’m glad he is honest about it, but not sure why [...]

Egypt blames Israel for Gaza weapons smuggling

Palestine Press Agency writes that Egyptian Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman blames Israel for the smuggling of weapons into Gaza (autotranslated, cleaned up):
Egypt says that one of the main sources [from which] Hamas receives arms and ammunition are Israeli army soldiers who sell them weapons and ammunition. Suleiman added that most of the smuggling of arms [...]

Australia’s defence minister gets it

I’ll leave Dave to give more context to this, but this was nice to read:

THERE is a direct link between security in the Middle East and Australia’s security situation, according to Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson.
He described the situation in Israel as vital to Australia.
“No longer can we accept the fact that this has nothing [...]

Israeli News Briefs – November 7th, 2007

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may have been snubbed by an award winner, but at least he’s won an “award” of his own.
Jerusalem Arabs are fleeing the apartheid state of Israel in droves. Just kidding; they’re applying for Israeli citizenship by the hundreds.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told the American Jewish Committee that he always [...]

Saudi King Talks Peace, Presents Sword to Pope

One year ago, Pope Benedict XVI inflamed the Muslim world by quoting a Byzantine emperor from 1391 as saying: “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”
The Muslim reaction was, predictably, [...]