Israel, stumbling down the stairs leading to Annapolis, has made a number of “goodwill gestures” ahead of the meeting in order to appease the PA and the State Department. It is releasing hundreds of prisoners, freezing building in the settlements, dismantling others, Olmert met Abbas in PA territory for the first time, Israel granted amnesty [...]
Old and busted: French frog cuisine. New hotness: French camel cuisine. A French cook has prepared the world’s largest barbecue – spit-roasting a 550kg camel for 15 hours at a seaside Moroccan town south of Rabat. “It’s a tradition that’s fallen out of favour,” said 63-year-old Christian Falco from the south-western French city of Perpignan, [...]
Later today, I’m heading off to Australia for a 3-week visit. While I am going to be preoccupied with other matters, I do not discount the possibility of some blogging (and possibly even some podcasting) while I am away. In the meantime, you always have Elder (and possibly Brian of London) to fill the void.
