The main news this morning is thankfully not concerning any Qassam rocket barrages. In fact, the Qassams are being fired less and less, thanks to Israel’s response – including the closure of the border crossings to Gaza. And it is precisely this measure that the palestinians are now playing up for dramatic effect on the [...]
One would think that Palestinian Arabs would know by now that their oft-declared “general strikes” hurts no one but themselves. I have referred a number of times to the strike of 1946-47 when an Arab boycott of Jewish goods ended up hurting many Arab shopkeepers – while the Jews increased their marketing to other countries, [...]
Clowns are down in the popularity stakes. Bad news for Coco and Blinko — children don’t like clowns and even older kids are scared of them. The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who were examining how to [...]
Pity Reuters. They want so much to find pictures that illustrate that “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza that they will grasp at any straw they can find, even a child who apparently skins his knee: A Palestinian boy cries outside his house in the Gaza Strip January 20, 2008. Gaza’s main power plant began shutting down [...]
Here’s how it goes – a portent of things to come in the Palestinian Arabic media: * Hamas proudly shoots some 160-odd rockets to Israel since Tuesday, and some 100 mortar shells not only at Israel but also towards Gaza crossing points where humanitarian aid enters. * Israel decides that allowing these terrorists to continue [...]
