According to recently leaked cables, the US felt New Zealand’s harsh reaction against Israel in the wake of the uncovering of a suspected Israeli spy ring in 2004 was designed to ingratiate the Kiwis with Arab countries.
The IDF released for the first time footage of the tracking system deployed along the Gaza border in order to thwart terror attacks. The system, dubbed “spot and strike,” is operated by the IDF’s Field Intelligence Corps. The footage shows how the system targets a Palestinian terrorist who was involved in an attempted attack that [...]
It’s worth mentioning that there some other elections taking place this weekend. New Zealand looks certain to have a new government after about 3 million Kiwis – almost 10% of whom live in Australia – cast their votes tomorrow. National polls yesterday gave the National Party of John Key a strong lead over the incumbent [...]
Ok, not quite, but watch the overzealous reporter in this story on New Zealand Jews, who can’t keep her hands off the Rabbi. Hat tip: Shy Guy
Relations between Israel and New Zealand have been strained in recent times, thanks in large part to current Prime Minister Helen Clark. This could be about to change, with New Zealand likely to elect a Jewish Prime Minister with ostensibly warm feelings towards Israel. It has fewer than 10,000 Jews, less than 0.2 percent of [...]
She’s still getting herself into trouble over her butt. An Israeli tourist who stripped naked last week when New Zealand road workers whistled at her has been admitted to a mental health unit after allegedly assaulting a bar worker, police said Wednesday. The woman was arrested Friday night after allegedly putting out a cigarette on [...]
But this time, no-one was complaining. Road workers in a small New Zealand town got their wish granted when a woman stripped saying she was fed up with their wolf-whistles. The Israeli tourist was about to use an ATM in the main street of Kerikeri, in the far north of the country, when the men [...]
