Archive for March 17th, 2010

Imperial History of the Middle East

Imperial History of the Middle East

5000 years of history in 90 seconds. See if you can spot when a palestinian state existed. (hat tip: Jewgle Perth)

Mar 17, 2010 | 23 comments | View Post
A student from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows his creation as he takes part in a competition to roll the most original looking joint in the southern city of Beersheba March 16, 2010. The student-organised event, which featured legal tobacco as the filling rather than marijuana, drew around 20 contestants wanting to win the 800 Shekels prize (around $200). REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Mar 17th, 2010

The US is waiting for Israel’s response to demands raised by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, including the cancellation of the Ramat Shlomo construction project in East Jerusalem, yet more goodwill gestures toward the palestinians, and a public declaration by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of his willingness to discuss the conflict’s core issues in the [...]

Mar 17, 2010 | 17 comments | View Post