Photo of the Day
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Photo of the Day
The starvation in Gaza is clearly taking its toll. Palestinian men compete during a bodybuilding contest in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Approximately 20 men competed in the contest, and over 500 people attended the event. Although not the first of its kind to be held in the Gaza Strip, bodybuilding contests are rare [...]
Oct 24, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Photo of the Day
Well, it’s actually from yesterday, but given I’ve been fasting and praying all day, I’m sure you’ll excuse me for the delay. A masked Palestinian hurls a stone at Israeli border police during clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Israeli police used stun grenades Sunday to disperse [...]
Sep 28, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The Day In Israel: Wed Sept 23rd, 2009
It looks like Obama has adopted the annoyed schoolteacher approach to peacemaking, US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday that he was dissatisfied with their recent foot-dragging on getting Israeli-Palestinian talks restarted. A senior White House source yesterday told Haaretz that “during the tripartite meeting Obama [...]
The Second Annual Muslim Protest Awards
Ok, technically this should be the Fourth Annual Muslim Protest Awards, but I forgot to hold them the past two years. Most Likely to Have Caught His Privates in His Zipper Award: Honorable Mention: Woman With An Ugly Pair Award Winner: Worst Effigy Award Winner:
Photo of the Day
A Palestinian girl is carried by an Israeli policeman to safety following a stampede as Palestinian women crowd the Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 11, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians lined up as they tried to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month [...]
Sep 12, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The Undoing of Gay Ahmed
Life wasn’t easy for Ahmed, being a gay man living in the not-very-gay-friendly palestinian territories. He had to control his urges or risk death. And temptation was regularly staring him in the face. For the most part, he succeeded, except for one fateful day…
When Big Dong Met Kim Jong
Former US President Bill Clinton and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il pose for a picture in Pyongyang.. Clinton (to himself): Cold yet unpredictable and maniacal. Heck, why am I thinking about Hillary at a time like this? I have to put on a show for this nice Kim Jong-Il.
Aug 05, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Photo of the Day
This is just begging for a caption My effort: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tries to wipe his contingent off the map. (photo via Fark) Update: Alternative caption: Wipe Israel off the map? He evidently can’t even wipe his own bum.
May 07, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Attack of the Clones
I was aware that the Iranians had cloned a goat, but judging by this picture, it looks like they have also started cloning people. Iranian Revolutionary Guards, one of them covering his chest with a portrait of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, take part in a demonstration held in Tehran in 2008. Iran, which continues [...]
May 02, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
