Tag: "Middle East Conflict"

Erekat, Hypocrite

Erekat, Hypocrite

Hypocritic oaf.

An Israellycool Public Service Announcement

An Israellycool Public Service Announcement

I do realize that there is a lot going on at the moment in this part of the world, such as the release of the Turkel Commission findings in to the IDF raid of the Mavi Marmara, and the leak of the Palestinian Papers. And many of you may be disappointed that I have been somewhat MIA.

Palestinians pass through a security checkpoint at the Bethlehem checkpoint in the West Bank (AFP/File/Musa al-Shaer)

“Subtle” Media Bias of the Day

No prizes for guessing what AFP stringer Musa al-Shaer is trying to achieve with this photo.

Ma’aniac Media Mockery

Ma’aniac Media Mockery

They’ve turned lying into an art form

Photo: Reuters

Making an Assad of Himself

Syrian dorktator Bashar Assad thinks the Arab world is “always peaceful” and that the reason there is no peace in the Middle East is because of Israeli “occupation.”

A woman carries her daughter as she looks at oil paintings by artist Mahmoud Polic in Amman December 28, 2010. Polic showcased his paintings, depicting Palestinian children during Israel's three-week offensive in Gaza, to mark the second anniversary of the incident. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Caption Bias of the Day

Can you work out which important information the Reuters caption writer chose to leave out of this photo?

Guess The Caption

Guess The Caption

You know you want to.

A photographer take photos of Palestinian youth using a slingshot during minor clashes which erupt in the East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood on December 26, 2010, as Israeli police increased security in the area to avoid clashes following a municipality order to evict a Palestinian family from their house. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images

A Minor Clash

Why are my spidey senses telling me that by “minor” clash, the AFP caption writer does not mean “a clash initiated by minors”?

An Israeli police officer detains a foreign activist during a protest at Qalandiya checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah December 26, 2010. Some 70 demonstrators took part in the protest against Israel's occupation of the West Bank during which  police said they detained nine people who tried to force open a gate at the checkpoint. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Larry David, we hardly knew you.

A wounded Palestinian prays as he lies in the treatment room of Al Najar hospital following an Israeli air strike on a Hamas military training camp, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Israeli air force hit suspected militant sites in the Gaza Strip repeatedly in the course of Tuesday, leaving several Palestinians injured. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

The Religious Skier

You just have to love the caption to this AP photo of what is clearly a wounded terrorist.