Archive for May 14th, 2008

One Man and a Quokka

While Qassams continue to rain down on Israel, not to mention foreign leaders for her 60th birthday celebrations, the main news item here in Perth, Western Australia is what the seat-sniffing Opposition leader may or may not have done with a furry animal.
Seat-sniffing West Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell has denied he once abused a [...]

The Bravado of Israel’s Enemies

Iran’s President Ahmadinejad’s recent statements include, “The era of the Zionist literature and the Zionist political mechanism and the Zionist bullying policies has come to an end,” “I just want to tell you that holding a birthday party for a dead person is of no use. These gatherings can not revive a corpse,” and “The [...]

Jon Voight in Israel

I love this man.

Via Ha’aretz, which also has this report on his visit:
Award-winning American actor Jon Voight visited Israeli victims of Palestinian rocket attacks in Sderot on Tuesday, taking pictures with children and speaking out harshly against latest truce efforts to stop the rocket barrages and Israeli reprisals in Gaza.
Voight described the southern Israeli town [...]

Podcast Salutes Americas Favorite Mom « Shire Network News

This week’s Shire Network News is now out. Israellycool readers might enjoy one of the blog news items about the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen in Lebanon. It’s in the first part of the show, before the interview.
Podcast salutes Americas Favorite Mom « Shire Network News

This week’s guest is Patti Patton-Bader, founder of Soldiers Angels, which organises [...]

Dawn of the Undead

It’s a Festivus miracle!
Muhammad al-Harrani, a father of six from Gaza diagnosed with cancer who reportedly died while waiting for a permit to enter Israel, miraculously “came back to life.” This was not the result of a miracle, but rather, just part of the tactics used by al-Harrani’s family in a bid to secure a [...]