Archive for June, 2008

Eyebrow vs Highbrow

You have to feel sorry for Jerusalem Post columnist Larry “Sam the Eagle” Derfner. With his eyebrows clearly eating away at his brain, he has decided to enter the cage with Richard Landes, who was instrumental in telling the world about the Muhammad Al Dura hoax. And while Derfner perhaps thought that digging himself a [...]

An Offer Too Good to Refuse?

With the clock ticking down until Iran goes nuclear, and the US and Israel weighing their options, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei has given us an added incentive..to attack Iran. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei says he will step down if major powers launch a military strike against Iran over its nuclear program, PressTV reported. That’s what [...]

Update on My Father

Dad has been fighting valiantly, but his condition has been deteriorating in recent days. Please keep him in your prayers (or include him if you haven’t already). His Hebrew name is David ben Friedl.

Separated at Birth

Separated at Birth

Lebanese parliament majority leader Saad Hariri and Iron Man playboy Tony Stark.

What is Israelenews?

I just stumbled on a site called israelenews.com, which bills itself as “Israel’s daily news e-mag.” The site contains a number of blog posts, as well as articles from a number of well-known and not-so-well-known people. And while these include some worthy authors (including Israellycool contributor Elder of Ziyon and fellow pro-Israel blogger Sultan Knish) [...]

INTERPOL Entrenches Itself Deep Up Syria’s Tush

Figuratively speaking of course: Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said Wednesday that Syria is ‘very cooperative’ in fighting terrorism. ‘We do not accuse countries of being terrorists. We just ask countries to cooperate with us, and Syria is very cooperative,’ Noble told a press conference on the sidelines of an anti-terrorism conference in Damascus. The [...]

One Day in an Abu Dhabi Hotel Room

One Day in an Abu Dhabi Hotel Room

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal does his best gargoyle impersonation.

Condi’s a Verb

Did you know that Condoleezza Rice has made a contribution to Israel? As Tim McGirk of Time writes: I feel sorry for Condoleezza Rice. That’s a sad thing to have to say about the secretary of state for a superpower, but let’s face the facts: she’s made 22 trips to Israel during the Bush Administration’s [...]

Death of a Terror Teacher

Do you remember the palestinian UNRWA teacher who moonlighted as a deputy commander/rocket maker for Islamic Jihad? The Australian has more on how he was turned into worm food. Just before sunset on April 30 one of Gaza’s most loved teachers Awad al-Keek drove slowly away from his school. He may have heard the foreboding [...]

Issa Bin Tortured By That Crazy Sheik

This man gives the expression royal pain in the ass a whole new meaning. As a trusted adviser to a member of United Arab Emirates royal family, Texas businessman Bassam Nabulsi says he safeguarded the sheik’s most important documents: financial records, investment documents, and videotapes showing the sheik torturing people with a cattle prod and [...]