Archive for April, 2008
Gillerman on Carter
You should know by now that when Israeli UN Ambassador Dan Gillerman opens his mouth, he invariably makes sense and sounds good in doing so.
Here’s his latest:
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations called former President Jimmy Carter “a bigot” for meeting with the leader of the militant Hamas movement in Syria.
Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize [...]
Israeli Actress Hits Big Time
Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer has landed a starring role in Angels & Demons, opposite Tom Hanks.
Ayelet Zurer has landed the coveted role of Vittoria Vetra in Sony Pictures’ upcoming Da Vinci Code prequel Angels & Demons. While the studio won’t confirm, sources close to the production tell EW.com that the Israeli actress (who played Eric [...]
Hairstyle Man 5: As Angry As Ever
Our favorite palestinian protester is back – with a new shirt, but an old hairstyle.
“Yeah, so I’ve gone back to a goatee. You got a problem with that?”
The Trouble With Vader
Guess who got Sith-faced drunk and ended up on the dark wrong side of the (police) force?
A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan, who had founded a Jedi Church, a court has heard.
Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, from Holyhead, Anglesey, admitted assaulting Barney Jones and cousin Michael with a metal crutch. They [...]
Separated at Birth: Erekat and Mouse Edition
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb “Massacre” Erekat, and deceased Hamas mouse Farfur.
On Syria and the Golan
Syria has confirmed that Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said Israel is willing to cede the Golan Heights in return for peace with Damascus.
Given my blood pressure at the moment, I am not sure I will be able to express my disdain for Olmet and this foolish act articulately enough. So I’ll quote Knesset [...]
Separated at Birth: Muppet Minister Edition
Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki, and The Muppet Show’s Statler and Waldorf.
Blast from the Past: Another Statler and Waldorf Separated at Birth.
By The Seat of His Pants
Just call him Osama bin Lederhausen:
A suspected Islamic militant fled without his trousers from an unlocked toilet window at a Singapore detention centre, but is thought to be still in the city-state two months after his escape, the government said on Monday.
Singapore’s deputy prime minister, Wong Kan Seng, told parliament Mas Selamat bin Kastari could [...]
Tails Between Their Legs
It looks like I owe UNIFIL a big apology.
I have long maintained that UNIFIL troops stationed in south Lebanon pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1701 don’t do much more than sit on their bums.
Well, I am man enough to admit I was wrong.
It seems they also do quite a bit of running.
Hizbullah gunmen chased [...]
CNN At It Again
If you recall, Hamas terrorists on Saturday blew up two explosives-laden cars at the Kerem Shalom Gaza border crossing, killing themselves and wounding 13 IDF soldiers.
As of the time of this post, the CNN front page is still representing that story with the following headline :
That’s kind of like someone reporting the discovery of one [...]
