Archive for July, 2008

Got the Mo’ Town Blues

Got the Mo’ Town Blues

King of the auto-translation, Elder of Ziyon, points us to a Palestine Press Agency article about the utter humiliation suffered by Fatah’s Mohammed Nafez, who was abducted by Hamas and then had his mustache shaved off. Here are the before and after shots. Now I don’t know about you, but I would have having that [...]

Hamas Admits It Is Scared of the Zionists

How else do you explain this? Hamas Islamists threatened their Fatah rivals on Tuesday with future retaliation in the West Bank for a campaign of arrests by forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, saying the only thing keeping the militant group from attacking Fatah in the West Bank was their “protection of the Zionists” [...]

The Caption Writer Who Thinks He’s a Novelist

The Caption Writer Who Thinks He’s a Novelist

Yeah, that would be this guy.. A Palestinian holds up a photograph showing one of the lead characters of Turkish TV soap opera ‘Noor’ , displayed for sale at a street corner in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Every evening for several months now, a tall young Turk with soulful [...]

Hamas in Training

Hamas in Training

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a training exercise in Gaza July 28, 2008. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA) This one’s called the “work accident.”

Hamas Using Israeli Cement to Build Bunkers

One of the major items that Israel had not allowed into Gaza before the current “calm” was cement. Human rights organizations and others complained bitterly about how this cement shortage was affecting Gazans’ lives. So now that Israel has allowed many truckfuls of cement into Gaza, what is happening to it? Everything that goes into [...]

Separated at Birth: Ancient Elvis Edition

Separated at Birth: Ancient Elvis Edition

An ancient Roman sculpture and Elvis Presley. [Source]

Interview With My Father: Part Seven

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, 4, 5, 6 Interviewer: You were talking about the situation on board the boat. Dad: [...]

“So the Zionists Became Angry”

“So the Zionists Became Angry”

And to paraphrase Bruce Banner before he turns into the Hulk, you won’t like us when we’re angry. From the Hamas web site: Heh.

What Took Them So Long?

In the wake of Friday night’s Gaza beach blast that killed 5 Hamasholes and a 4-year-old girl, Fatah has responded to Hamas’ accusations it was behind the attack by doing what any self-respecting palestinian terrorist organization would do. Blame the Joooos! Fatah parliamentarian Asharaf Juma on Saturday held Israel responsible for Gaza Beach explosion which [...]

Separated at Birth: Old Bag Edition

Separated at Birth: Old Bag Edition

Palestinian “Mother of Martyrs” Miriam Farhat (Umm Nidal) and Mrs Cohen from Life of Brian. Thanks to Jim from Iowa for the suggestion.