Archive for December, 2009
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Loves Caviar And Vulgar Jokes
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 voracious appetite [...]
Bobblehead Rabbi For Office?
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, I am a [...]
The Day In Israel: Thursday Dec 31st, 2009
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 and 9.7% is over the [...]
Separated at Birth: Star Wore Edition
Hollywood star Brad Pitt and Star Wars character Obi Wan Kenobi.
The Day In Israel: Wednesday Dec 30th, 2009
According to Hamas, Israel is refusing to release the “heaviest” prisoners as part of a possible terrorists-for-Gilad Shalit exchange deal, including Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Saadat, Ibrahim Hamed and Abdullah Barghouti.
Good.
Meanwhile, Hamas has rejected suggestions that they have rejected Israel’s latest offer. But they haven’t denied threatening to kidnap more soldiers.
Updates (Israel time; most recent at [...]
Tuesday Night Comedy
This Seinfeld routine is somehow appropriate given recent events.
Update: And another.
The Day In Israel: Tuesday Dec 29th, 2009
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 made [...]
Maybe He’ll One Day Receive a Darwin Award
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.
The Day In Israel: Monday Dec 28th, 2009
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 War) [...]
