Archive for July 20th, 2008
64-Year Old Saudi Marries 10-Year Old Girl
In the Saudi province of Hail, a 64-year old Saudi man has married a 10-year old girl.
You see, the new husband only had one wife and was being taunted by the father of the 10-year old. He dared him to marry his daughter, and sweetened the deal by offering 100,000 Saudi Riyals (about $26,000) as [...]
Radio Silence
I’m beginning my journey back home to Israel tonight, so there will be no posts from me for the next 1-2 days. Hopefully, Elder or Brian will be able to fill the void.
In the meantime, treat this as an open thread and discuss whatever you like in the comments.
Interview With My Father: Part Four
A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3
Interviewer: I want to talk about how life was to change. Presumably you didn’t have much knowledge [...]
UN Defends Its Terrorist-Saluting Soldiers
Israel has called for the removal of the two UNIFIL soldiers who were photographed saluting the coffins of Hizbullah terrorists during Wednesday’s prisoner exchange.
But instead of doing the responsible thing and removing the soldiers, the UN has defended their actions!
Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of [...]
Jaw-Dropper of the Day
Iranian Vice President Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei believes our intelligence is there to be insulted.
How else do you explain his statement that Iran is a friend of the Satan brothers?
The deputy to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran was a friend of Israel, Iranian news agencies reported.
“Iran wants no war with any country, and today [...]
