Many other JBloggers have been dealing with the issue of Jerusalem on the Monopoly board during this past week. As CNN summarizes: Monopoly, the world’s best-selling board game, is going global. A simple idea, substituting the iconic properties of the original game with hallmark cities of the world. Hasbro is letting people vote on its [...]
The Herald Sun reports: A Syrian-born artist who says he loves John Howard has entered a portrait of the former prime minister dressed as an Arab into the Archibald prize. But gallery officials say it won’t be eligible unless the former prime minister signs a consent form. The portrait titled Johnny of Arabia was among [...]
Week’s after learning that Kramer and Newman’s bottle scheme might be coming to Australia comes word that Newman himself might also be. Australia’s postal service has increased the maximum weight for mailmen and women by 15 kg (33 pounds) in an attempt to attract more “posties,” local media reported on Tuesday. Australia Post had a [...]
Ha’aretz reports: Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema termed the assassination of Imad Mughniyah “terror” in an interview to be published Friday in the popular Italian weekly L’espresso. He also said that Israeli assassinations of Hamas officials “serve as an alibi for terror.” Concerning Mughniyah’s killing, “by my definition, the car bomb in the middle of [...]
“Kosovo is not better than us. We deserve independence even before Kosovo, and we ask for the backing of the United States and the European Union for our independence.” – Yasser Abed Rabbo, aide to PA leader Mahmoud Abbas The sad thing is, he probably believes it. I honestly can’t think of one reason why [...]
