Archive for February, 2010

Purim Fool

Purim Fool

On Purim, Israeli news sites take part in the festivities and post nonsensical stories in line with the jovial nature of the day. One such story is this one from Ha’aretz, in which it was “reported” that the Israeli government is set to approve sponsorship messages on the Western Wall. Most people go to the [...]

Betrayed By His True Feelings..And Horrendous Spelling

Betrayed By His True Feelings..And Horrendous Spelling

At the Facebook group dedicated to the palestinian Avatards (which I previously blogged about here), the appropriately named Haitham Al-Khalili sends out a message that betrays his true feelings, as well as the feelings of most of those supporting the so-called palestinian cause (click on images to enlarge). Within an hour, our anti-Semitic friend tries [...]

Hearting the Mossad

Despite the Mossad probably not being in the good books of many countries around the world right now (at least officially), the Israeli spy agency is enjoying renewed popularity. Twenty one-year-old Elad, who served in an Israel Defense Forces combat unit and resides in a kibbutz in southern Israel, has been dreaming about joining the [...]

Reasons to Love the Rain #23

Reasons to Love the Rain #23

It provide a shower to those in desperate need of one. A demonstrator is led away by Israeli troops during a rally against the presence of Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2010. Palestinian, Israeli and International activists gathered on Thursday for a rally to show solidarity with the Palestinian [...]

The Day In Israel: Thursday Feb 25th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Thursday Feb 25th, 2010

In the wake of news that 3 of the suspects in the Dubai killing of Hamashole Mahmoud al-Mabhouh were traveling on Australian passports,  Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith called in Israel’s ambassador Yuval Rotem. Australia has warned Israel it would regard any involvement in the forging or abuse of Australian passports for the killing of [...]

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Feb 24th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Feb 24th, 2010

Following Sunday’s Hamas denial that it had been infiltrated by Israel’s Mossad, comes word that the son of founding Hamashole Sheikh Hassan Yousef worked for the Shin Bet. The son of a leading Hamas figure, who famously converted to Christianity, served for over a decade as the Shin Bet security service’s most valuable source in [...]

The Day In Israel: Tuesday Feb 23rd, 2010

The Day In Israel: Tuesday Feb 23rd, 2010

During talks yesterday in Brussels, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband demanded full cooperation from Israel with a British inquiry into the use of bogus passports. The Serious and Organized Crime Agency (who I guess are serious and organized -ed.) or SOCA is investigating how the identities of British citizens were stolen. “He made clear that [...]

The Day In Israel: Monday Feb 22nd, 2010

The Day In Israel: Monday Feb 22nd, 2010

The BBC has been blasted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) for airing an accusation that Jews around the world assist in supposed Mossad assassinations. The AJC said in a statement that it was “dismayed that a guest on BBC Radio 4 was allowed to state unchallenged” that the Mossad relies on Jews for assassination [...]

The Day In Israel: Sunday Feb 21st, 2010

The Day In Israel: Sunday Feb 21st, 2010

Britian’s Sunday Times seems to have it all worked out. In early January two black Audi A6 limousines drove up to the main gate of a building on a small hill in the northern suburbs of Tel Aviv: the headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli secret intelligence agency, known as the “midrasha”. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli [...]

Live Streaming Video from Israeli Air Force Base

Live Streaming Video from Israeli Air Force Base

Update: You can read what the real journalists wrote all over the place. My observations. It’s a big scary machine. Parked next to an F15, the Heron UAV has a bigger wingspan and is longer. It’s a big piece of kit. This is not a remote controlled toy with a camera. And while the press [...]