Archive for November 15th, 2007

This keeps driving me crazy

From AFP:

An Israeli woman places her hands on the Western Wall as she prays at Judaism most sacred site in Jerusalem’s Old City.
I’ve discussed this in the past, but one more time….
The Western Wall is not “Judaism’s most sacred site.” It is a small part of the retaining wall for a platform that encompassed Judaism’s [...]

More JPost Professionalism

I always knew Assad was a terrorist; I just thought he would keep it subtle.
(Picture and caption courtesy of the Jerusalem Post – now proudly billing itself as “Israel’s Best-Selling English Daily and Most-Read English Website”).

What He Said

I normally prefer to articulate my own views myself – except when someone else articulates them better than I could.
David Bogner: Is it Just Me?
How sad is it that after all these years we still haven’t settled the most basic issue of Israel’s right to self-determination… yet Palestinian self-determination is not only a given, but [...]

Finding Name-o

Since yesterday’s post on the Creepy Bearded Terrorist Boy Band, I have been giving it some thought and can’t help but think that their name – Protectors of the Homeland – is not very catchy.
Being the helpful guy that I am, I’m offering some alternative names.
New Explosion
Force 17 *
All-4-Seventy-Two
Westbanklife
The (Sons of Pigs and) Monkees [...]

Throwing money at the problem

From IMEMC:
The Palestinian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affirs [sic], Dr. Ahmad Subuh, on Wednesday announced that the amount of aid donated to the Palestinian Authority (PA) by the European Union (EU) over the past year had reached approximately one billion and eighty million U.S. Dollars.
Speaking during a joint press conference between [...]

I Have To See This

Not since this movie have I so looked forward to seeing a movie just on the basis of a short plot description and cast.
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
A Mossad agent fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
The case includes Adam Sandler (in the title role), [...]