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 installments here and here. Reader Brad writes: Your report suggests that you didn’t find evidence of Hamas [...]
During a conference call with American “rabbis” this week, Richard Goldstone showed just how unbiased and impartial he really is. “As far as the Israeli government saying our report inhibits the peace process, that is shallow and false. What peace process are they talking about? There isn’t one! The Israeli foreign minister doesn’t want one! [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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, [...]
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. Reader Amy writes: You reportedly said you were “saddened” by the recently endorsed resolution adopting your report since [...]
IDF sources responded to reports of Hizbullah finding Israeli “spying devices” by saying the incident was staged in an attempt to divert attention from the explosion of a weapons cache in southern Lebanon last week. Quite frankly, this is a real possibility, given Hizbullah’s love of the stage. Plus they seem to have had trouble [...]
..is singer Ronan Tynan, of whom I probably would never have heard had he opened his mouth just for the purposes of singing. Yankees fans were stunned after beloved “God Bless America” singer Ronan Tynan got himself tossed from tonight’s American League Championship game for making a nasty anti-Semitic remark. The famous Irish tenor — [...]
From the Duh Department: Meanwhile, Richard Goldstone himself, who was in Bern for a conference Thursday, also criticized the UN Council resolution for targeting only Israel and failing to include Hamas. The UN resolution is peppered with references to “recent Israeli violations of human rights in occupied east Jerusalem” but failed to make any direct [...]
Taken from the menu at an Israeli hotel. [click on image to enlarge] For the record, I think they mean aubergines.
