Archive for March 27th, 2010

AP

The Day In Israel: Sunday Mar 28th, 2010

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday reacted to Friday’s Hamas-initiated clash that resulted in the killing of two IDF soldiers by indicating his concern. “I am very concerned at the escalation of violence and loss of life yesterday in the vicinity of the Gaza border,” Ban told a news conference on the sidelines of an Arab [...]

Our Friends in Australia

Our Friends in Australia

How refreshing to see some common sense, understanding and decency from a high profile politician, in this case being Tony Abbott, the Australian opposition leader: Tony Abbott calls for restraint on Israel (yes, that is restraint ON Israel, not BY Israel as we have grown accustomed to seeing in the headlines -ed.) Tony Abbott has [...]

An Egyptian demonstrator shouts slogans as he holds a map of British mandate Palestine during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Journalists' Union headquarters in downtown Cairo as Arab leaders met at a summit in Libya on March 27, 2010. Arab leaders opened their annual summit, determined to send a clear warning that the Middle East peace process is doomed unless Israel freezes Jewish settlements in annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Protester of The Day

..has to be this guy, who not only looks inbred but also like someone lodged something up where the sun don’t shine. He’s also clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. Consider the British Mandate of Palestine, whose preamble says it all: The Council of the League of Nations: Whereas the Principal Allied Powers [...]