Archive for February 7th, 2008
British Nonsensibilities
I’m not sure what is going on in England, but surely there’s something dodgy about their drinking water.
How else can you explain a number of unbelievable statements emanating from subjects of the Queen.
Take former British Prime Minister-cum-Quartet’s Mideast Envoy Tony Blair, who says the palestinians are starting to carry out their part in the “road [...]
Not a Cold Peace; Just Cold
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has criticized Hamas for firing rockets at Israel.
Because they haven’t actually hurt anyone.
The Egyptian foreign ministry on Thursday criticized Hamas for its “cartoonish and comical” attacks on Israel and reiterated his warning to Palestinians not to provoke the Egyptian soldiers positioned on the Gaza Strip border.
Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul [...]
Not So Starving
A revealing “blink and you’ll miss it” quote from the Washington Post report Travel Brings Surprises to Gazans:
A trickle of Egyptians made it into Gaza, and they got a warm welcome.
One Egyptian truck driver ignored a policeman’s order to stop and rolled through an intersection in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. Instead of [...]
I Hate To Break It To You..
Ma’an News reports:
Islamic Jihad guns down 2 Israeli soldiers
The military wing of Islamic Jihad in Palestine, the Al-Quds Brigades, took full responsibility today for the shooting of two Israeli soldiers at the Sraij gate east of Al Qarareh.
The Brigades added in a statement sent to Ma’an that this mission comes as part of the continuous [...]
