All Entries Tagged With: "Europe"

The Kaffiyeh Has Become a Bit of a Joke, Hasn’t It!

At first I, too, was horrified by the spread of the Kaffiyeh for fashion. It always reminded me of Arafat, therefore it was evil. But I have to admit, now, maybe it’s been devalued a little by this.
And, when I see something like the sight I saw in Barcelona today, it is looking just a [...]

D’apologist

Ha’aretz reports:
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema termed the assassination of Imad Mughniyah “terror” in an interview to be published Friday in the popular Italian weekly L’espresso. He also said that Israeli assassinations of Hamas officials “serve as an alibi for terror.”
Concerning Mughniyah’s killing, “by my definition, the car bomb in the middle of Damascus was [...]

Belgian Waffle

Let her try:
Member of the European Parliament for Belgium V√©ronique De Keyser stated in an address that she would like to ‚Äústrangle‚Äù Israel’s ambassador if he discussed Israel‚Äôs security with her.
Addressing an organization called the European Left Group last Wednesday, De Keyser opined that the European Parliament was showing ‚Äúpassivity‚Äù on the issue of “Palestinian [...]

The Islamicization of Antwerp

Here is a must-read editorial from the Washington Times, which illustrates how Europe is being taken over by radical Islam, while those who speak out against it are being silenced: The Islamicization of Antwerp.
The decisive battle against Islamic extremists will not be fought in Iraq, but in Europe. It is not in Baghdad but in [...]

Lame-o-Vision

As predicted, Israel’s entry in this year’s Eurovision song contest did not fair well, placing second last.
 
But before you despair, just consider who actually won the contest:
 

 
This is not a joke. A group wearing latex monster masks, and singing a song called Hard Rock Hallelujah, won Eurovision, bringing the contest to even greater levels of lameness [...]

Sad, Dam(n) Art

In the wake of the Cartoon Intifada, a Belgian town has banned a piece of art depicting Saddam Hussein in his underpants

A town in Belgium has banned an artwork of Saddam Hussein for fear that it will put off tourists and offend Muslims. The piece, called Saddam Hussein Shark, shows the handcuffed ex-Iraqi ruler suspended [...]

Israelis Winning and Grinning

Israel’s Shiri Maimon has done us proud, placing fourth in the in the Eurovision Song Contest. Of course, I thought she should have won. Her song was easily the most powerful, and she sang it beautifully.
 
And before you shout out “but they hate us in Europe!”,  a look at the scoreboard reveals that she received one [...]

Flourishing

Make no mistake about it: anti-Semitism is flourishing.
 
Up until fairly recently, the European nations had been more or less low-key when it came to expressing their feelings about Jews. Sure, many had still harbored the usual ill feelings towards Jews, but it had not been acceptable to voice them.
 
Once Israel bashing became acceptable, the gloves have slowly came [...]

A Whole Lot of Hot Cold Air

It seems that all of a sudden, everyone’s the fashion police….The media, and indeed many left-leaning bloggers, are having a field day criticizing US Vice president Cheney’s attire at the 60th anniversary ceremony of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Vice President Dick Cheney raised eyebrows on Friday for wearing an olive-drab parka, hiking boots and knit [...]