Archive for January 10th, 2008
The Cooler
As part of my continuing efforts to improve the sense of community on this site, I have added a chat room called The Cooler.
To access it, click on The Cooler button underneath the banner.
And if any of you are graphically gifted and would like to contribute to this site, I invite you to submit a [...]
The Israel Initiative
I have just noticed the website of the Israel Initiative, headed by Israeli MK Benny Elon.
In short, the Israel Initiative is a plan based on the following core principles:
Striving for a humanitarian solution to the Palestinian problem, instead of a political one.
Basing peace on strategic cooperation with Jordan, instead of with the Palestinian Authority.
Extending Israeli [...]
Sloppy Headline of the Day
.. is this one, courtesy of (surprise, surprise) the Jerusalem Post:
UNIFIL leaks to Hizbullah worry IDF
A day after two Katyusha rockets struck Shlomi in the Galilee, defense officials raised concerns Wednesday that information they were regularly passing on to UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) was also making its way to Hizbullah.
According to [...]
American International School in Gaza Attacked With RPG
From JPost:
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday launched a rocket attack on the local American International School in protest against US President George W. Bush’s visit to the Palestinian territories.
No one was hurt in the pre-dawn attack, but eyewitnesses said large parts of the school were damaged by an RPG mortar, as well as [...]
Best of 2007: Top 10 Separated at Births – Results
And here are the final results, based on your votes..
#10 (1 vote): Spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party, Sheik Omar Jabouri, and Hollywood actor Laurence Fishburne (first posted November 2nd).
#9 (2 votes): Some old palestinian man and Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds (first posted February 19th)
#8 (3 votes): Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, and [...]
Out In the Open
The Washington Post has published a disgraceful piece by Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Gandhi.
Jewish Identity Can’t Depend on Violence
Jewish identity in the past has been locked into the holocaust experience — a German burden that the Jews have not been able to shed. It is a very good example [...]
