Monthly Archives: November 2006

UN moron stoned in Israel

And yes, she was asking for it. The team received an angry reaction in Sderot in southern Israel Tuesday, just after Palestinian militants from the nearby Gaza Strip fired rockets into the town. A worker at a chicken slaughtering plant … Continue reading

Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time | 2 Comments

Gay rights in Israel: Yeah, we’ve got that

Israel’s Supreme Court has just ruled that the state must recognize gay marriage. That would make Israel, let’s see, um, the one and only state in the Middle East where being gay is not only not illegal, but now gays … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Religion | 39 Comments

An open letter to John Le Carre

I must confess that John Le Carre is one of my favorite writers. His skill, style and language put him far above the pack of thriller writers and close to the top of the craft in general. That is, in … Continue reading

Posted in Miscellaneous, World | 4 Comments

Obessions: My quest for music

Okay, I give up. I have looked and looked for A) a legitimate version of this song or B) a CD-quality mp3. The closest I came to it was a torrent file that, I was told, was probably no longer … Continue reading

Posted in Life, Music | 4 Comments

Gracie update, um, whatever: Frankenkitty no more

Gracie went to the vet this morning to have her staples removed. I’ll find out in an hour or so whether this means bellyrubs are back. She is down to a svelte ten pounds, which is probably where she should … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #94 is UP!

What’s John Conyers after? Where should the Jewish community focus its charitable efforts? And let’s not forget Zachary Baumel! Crossing the Rubicon3 has crossed into her third incarnation and hosted Haveil Havalim #94 today where you can to find out … Continue reading

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Snarks

Oh, look. The AP noticed that kassam rockets land on Israel almost daily, and this time, they didn’t use “crude” or “homemade” in their description. The rescue services said in a statement that one person was wounded by shrapnel and … Continue reading

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Human shields work – who wins?

Israel aborted planned air attacks on the homes of two militants Sunday after hundreds of Palestinians formed a human shield around the buildings in the Gaza Strip. This news run over the mass media like brush fire. Most of the … Continue reading

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Terrorism | 10 Comments

Reuters bias is so deep, they lie in new stories

Take a look at these two leads: First: MUMBAI (Nov 20, 2006): Dozens of Indians who profess Jewish ancestry were headed for Israel today, the first such group to migrate after rabbinical leaders accepted them as descendants of one of … Continue reading

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Armenian holocaust – a little known episode

I have received the following comment to the post My genocide vs. your genocide on Meryl’s place. And as someone of Armenian descent, I should note the man who protested the massacres the most was Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, an American … Continue reading

Posted in Holocaust, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment

They were right

Do you remember all of the pundits on the left insisting that if President Bush went to war in Iraq, America would eventually be forced to reinstate the draft? They were right. WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans would have to sign … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | 13 Comments

Annoying insects

Today, while talking to a friend or two, I made the following comparison: A flea is an annoyance that must be hunted down and destroyed, as are flies and mosquitoes. But a gnat? Most people ignore gnats, at most, waving … Continue reading

Posted in Meanderings | 3 Comments

Carnival of the Cats #139

Despite the host becoming a grandmother this weekend, Mog still has the time to pretent the Carnival of the Cats over at Mind Of Mog for its one hundred and thirty-ninth appearance. And let’s not forget the Catmodel of the … Continue reading

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War crimes of the palestinians ignored

Besides the constant, indiscriminate rocket fire on civilians, which hurt yet another Israeli yesterday—and which will continue hurting and murdering Israelis, because Hamas was allowed to import weapons unchecked after the IDF left the Philadelphi Corridor—the use of civilians as … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Israeli Double Standard Time | 3 Comments

Tech question

I have .torrent questions. Anyone fluent in .torrent?

Posted in Israel | 4 Comments