Cognitive dissonance: A KKKer hides from the law in Israel? Okay, on a scale of one to ten, the weirdness factor here is seven hundred. I mean, really—a kluxer on the run from the law goes and hides in Israel. Because, see, it’s not like Israel would notice a neo-Nazi hanging around, right? Wrong. But it gets weirder. He has an Israeli girlfriend. And he loves Israelis. Cue Twilight Zone theme. Although it could just be an excuse:
“When I asked him what he was doing in Israel he said he had met the most amazing people he’d ever seen in his life here,” the official recounted.
[…] One source said his story was dubious as the girlfriend had not appealed to the authorities in order to legalize his stay in Israel due to the pregnancy.
Uh-huh. Push the weirdness meter up to eight. Hundred.
Pay no attention to that explosion in Southern Lebanon: Why, yes, Hezbullah is violating UNSCR 1701. Why, no, there will be no outcry from human rights organizations. Arms cache blew up? So what? They can’t blame Israel for it, so nobody cares.
Well, they weren’t very good then, were they? Two French security advisers, in Somalia to train Somali forces, were captured. No word whether their equipment included white flags or not.
This week’s Keen Grasp of the Obvious Award goes to: Tony Blair, for noticing that the world is unfair to Israel. Next week, Blair’s going to figure out it’s because Israel is full of Jews.
Keen Grasp of the Obvious Runner-up Award goes to: The One. Obama hints Iranian elections limit chances for dialogue. Gee. Ya think? Really? No. I don’t believe it!
Palestinians to Leonard Cohen: You’re too Jewish to peform in “Palestine.” Okay, so really, they wanted him to boycott Israel and refuse to play in Tel Aviv, which is, uh, why he’s coming to Israel. So he refused. Because he’s an observant Jew. So rather than take what they could get, they told him to get lost. I’m guessing they never listened to his music.
We can. (I really like the Rufus Wainwright version, too.)
And for purists: The original Cohen.
Can you tell I really like this song?
Me too! But I definitely prefer John Cale (who sang it in the movie) to Rufus Wainwright (who sang it on the soundtrack). Here’s Cale doing a full-length version – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbdLVX736U . Sounds like Cohen, only a better singer… :-)