Elmo continues his preoccupation with killing. It sounds like something the talking doll Chucky from the movies might say: “Kill James!” Instead, a Florida family says the threat to their toddler is coming from a talking Elmo doll. The Bowman family, of Lithia, Fla., said an Elmo doll belonging to their 2-year-old son, James, began [...]
The IDF killed 3 palestinians in an operation against terrorists this afternoon. And as usual, there are conflicting reports regarding their identities. Three Palestinians were killed and five more were wounded in an IDF operation in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon. The IDF confirmed forces operating in the Strip targeted a Palestinian cell [...]
Here’s a deliciously ironic headline from the Islamic Republic News Agency: Arab leaders warn Israel over belligerency Because nothing shows your disdain for belligerency than..being belligerent. But it gets better. Or should I say worse: Arab leaders said that Israel is sabotaging the Middle East peace process and warned they could withdraw their landmark offer [...]
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 [...]
When they are not threatening Israel with destruction and calling Israel a “filthy germ” and “cancerous bacteria,” the Iranians are busy maintaining law and order. You know, doing things like arresting a man for walking his dog and charging him with “disturbing the public order.” And by walking his dog, I really mean walking his [...]
The world’s most award-winningest palestinian photographer just picked up another couple of gongs. Agence France Presse photojournalist Mahmoud Al-Hams has won two prizes for his war photography in international competitions in the US and Japan. Al-Hams, from the Gaza Strip, was awarded third place in the “Days of Japan International Photo Awards” for a series [...]
