Archive for October 20th, 2009
A Permanent Memorial to Palestinian “Achievement” at the Olympics
I found myself attending a funeral today. One of my friends here in Israel was closely related to a famous personality from the world of basketball.
Unfortunately my friend’s relative was found dead in his apartment on Monday morning and suicide is the most likely reason.
While I was at the cemetery today I noticed a row [...]
Richard Goldstone Answers Your Questions
In light of the controversy surrounding his report damning Israel, Richard Goldstone* has accepted my invitation to answer Israellycool reader questions.
I will be publishing the questions and answers over the course of the next few days.
Previous installment here.
Reader Doug writes:
Your daughter Nicole has stated you are a Zionist and love Israel. Would you agree with [...]
The Day In Israel: Tues Oct 20th, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has pledged that Israel will ensure the Goldstone report is vetoed at the United Nations General Assembly.
“It’s going to the UN,” the premier told lawmakers from his Likud party. “We’ll make sure it gets vetoed.”
He sounds confident. The question is: should he be?
Senior diplomats in New York, meanwhile, said the [...]
