Archive for January 16th, 2008
Liveblogging the Latest – Wednesday January 16th
Good news this morning, with IDF special forces killing Walid Obeidi, Islamic Jihad’s top “military” (i.e. terrorist) commander in the West Bank, who, like other top terrorists before him, was courageously hiding amongst civilians. Interesting enough, he was also known as Abu al-Qassam, and was responsible for Islamic Jihad’s activities in the West Bank, whether [...]
Looking For Cool In All The Wrong Places
Ha’aretz reports:
Amy Winehouse could be the next British Jewish songstress to enter the mid-winter holiday spirit, with a collection of Hanukkah tunes.
Winehouse’s producer, Mark Ronson, told Rolling Stone magazine this week that the two had discussed an album of Hanukkah and Christmas songs.
“We’re talking about making a holiday record, with Christmas songs on one side [...]
The Limits of Reliance
In the waning days of the Clinton presidency, Clinton presented his peace plan to Yasir Arafat with its well known concessions on the part of Israel (94-96% of the West Bank plus 1-3% of Israel proper, all of Gaza, splitting Jerusalem, destroying dozens of settlements.) Part of Clinton’s intent was that if Arafat would not [...]
She’ll Never Fugedaboudit
Look who’s here:
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, the actress who played Meadow, the daughter of Mafioso Tony Soprano on the award-winning HBO series “The Sopranos,” is currently in Israel on a Birthright tour. According to Israeli newspaper Yediot Acharonot, the 25 year-old actress is in country to explore her Jewish roots. She is the daughter of [...]
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