Archive for March 8th, 2008

News from Israel: Sat-Sun, March 8th-9th

News from Israel: Sat-Sun, March 8th-9th

Having spent the last 25 hours observing the Jewish Sabbath, I can say there was a palpable somberness in the air in the aftermath of Thursday evening’s devastating attack. One of the men at the synagogue in which I prayed lost his nephew in the attack, and some others I spoke to knew someone who [...]

Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day

Yes, that is a Star of David on the man’s chest. Story: A monster crocodile came within a metre of making a meal of a fisherman on a Northern Territory river. The saltie came alongside the small boat – probably looking for a free feed of fish – and suddenly exploded out of the water. [...]