So sayeth the Telegraph, quoting a defector. A catalogue of the private opulence and eccentric tastes of 70-year-old Ayatollah Khamenei and his family has been compiled by Iran’s opposition Green Movement from the accounts of the defector, who is said to be in hiding in France. Among his claims are that Ayatollah Khamenei has a [...]
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi already had a lot to answer for, whether it be his involvement in terrorism, crimes against the fashion industry, or having a name with 100,000 different spellings. But he’s really done it this time. He might just be responsible for the Bobblehead Rabbi running for office. Like many people these days, [...]
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s population stands at 7.5 million on the eve of the new decade, having grown at 1.8% over the past seven years. The breakdown is: 5,664,000 Jews (75.4%) 1,526,000 Arabs (20.3%) 319,000 (4.3%) other Other Israeli population facts: 30% of the population is under the age of 14 [...]
Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Star Wars character Obi Wan Kenobi.
This Seinfeld routine is somehow appropriate given recent events. Update: And another.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to come to Israel on a state visit in about one month. He is apparently bringing eight Leonardo da Vinci sketches to be put on display in the Knesset, insured by the Italian government for hundreds of thousands of dollars per picture. Wow, the last time a Leonardo [...]
Here is Yemenite Cleric Abd Al-Majid Al-Zindani challenging Darwin, at the same time as stating that the Jews are the brothers of apes and pigs. This coming from a guy who looks like he was descended from a muppet.
Head Hamashole Ismail Haniyeh appealed to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to halt the construction of an underground separation fence on the Sinai border. In a speech marking the first anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, Ismail Haniyeh turned to “the air force hero” (Mubarak was the commander of the Egyptian Air Force during the Yom Kippur [...]
