On one hand, I pride myself on not shying away from hard-to-handle topics, rather than just blogging about stories that conform to my own pro-Judaism and pro-Israel agenda.

On the other hand, where to start?

It has to be said: These men are worse than common thugs and criminals because they have not only committed vile acts. They have also desecrated G-d’s name and emboldened anti-Semites everywhere.

I could rant and rave about this for much longer, but in times like this, I find that humor soothes the soul. I can’t take credit for this next piece, but it’s too good not to post.

Top Ten Signs Your Rabbi was Recently Indicted

10  Suddenly takes on minhag to wear hat on face
9    Synagogue Charity Auction now includes “Kidney”
8    Unless you work in criminal defense, you ain’t getting Shlishi
7   Rebbetzin is suddenly on Jdate
6   Afternoon Halacha Shiur now entitled: “Ankle Monitors on Shabbat”
5   Will be spending the rest of the summer “upstate”
4   Sermon comes in form of an Affadavit
3   Keeps tying everything to an obscure “Josef in Jail” metaphor
2   Pretty sure he just referred to Bernie Madoff as “Shlita”
1   He’s still wearing Black & White, only this time, it’s all stripes

Meanwhile, this woman was never in the running.

Palestinian police in Ramallah arrested a man on Monday they said was a member of an armed gang that stole a large sum of cash at gunpoint from another man.

Police said the gang stole 99,000 US dollars from the man, who said he was planning to purchase a bulldozer with the money. The robbery victim notified the police on Monday, who located one of the suspected perpetrators.

Which begs the question: what did the victim want with a bulldozer?

Customs seizes tons of expired animal therapy products in Hebron

Palestinian Authority (PA) customs officers said Friday that the department seized five tons of expired drugs and other medical supplies for animals in Hebron.

Commander Wael Anati told Ma’an that officers discovered the expired supplies after raiding the house of a “suspected veterinarian.”

“On the basis of the information that we have from intelligence we broke into the house of the suspected veterinarian and seized quantities of expired animal drugs and forged documents,” he said.

Anati also warned traders not to deal in expired products under penalty of jail terms, and for locals to exercise caution when buying products in the markets.

Which begs the question: what on earth are “animal therapy products?”

Don’t get me wrong. I can fully understand why animals in the PA areas would need therapy. I just didn’t know such products existed, and that there was such a market for them in Hebron.

The irony (?!) is more animals in the PA areas would likely require therapy now that they have to contend with expired therapy products and “suspected veterinarians.”

I guess you learn something new every day, especially from the palestinian news outlets.