Can’t say I didn’t see this coming: Anti-Iran rally turns into anti-Obama rally.
First off, I wasn’t in attendance, not for political reasons, but rather because I had work. [Try getting from the Columbus Circle area over to the UN, on a weekday, mid-day].
Second, ever since the organizers were (politically) pressured/threatened by certain groups on the left to have Palin withdraw, there’s been an uproar.
Fact is, the most vocal, anti-Iran segments of the community are probably leaning towards McCain/Plain to begin with. Second, Palin’s still got that “rock star” vibe going on–and an Alaskan in NYC could definitely draw quite the crowd. However, since the disinvite, there were calls of disapproval from some segments plus other calls for boycott by others. Doesn’t help things.
It’s a shame the rally didn’t get more than the estimated ~2000 attendees.
Iran swimmer avoids Israeli pool showdown in Beijing
How does one say “chicken” in Farsi? Is it کلمات مرتبط
‘Cause that’s what the swimmer was.
As for the article itself, what was with this little comment by the author:
Israel, the Middle East region’s sole if undeclared nuclear power, considers Iran its main strategic threat because of its nuclear programme and repeated predictions of the Jewish state’s demise by senior Iranian leaders.
What if anything does that have to do with the Olympics and or swimming?
Good riddance!
What took the man so long?
If only the late, family pet, Zionist Infidel Guinea Pig (a.k.a “Cappuccino”) was still around–he’d find this story to be amusing
Jerusalem Post: Palestinians: Israel uses rats against J’lem Arabs
This story is a better attempt than when they claimed that Jews were releasing pigs in the Old City. Granted, with Israel’s feral cat population, this story seems to be quite a tall tale, yet again.
Great article about how an Al-Jazeera journalist gets -p0wned by an Israeli professor.
Of course, there’s a YouTube clip as well
If only all of Israel’s Hasbarah was this good.
Today is the annual Salute to Israel parade up Fifth Avenue.
Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment (a wedding) I’m going to miss this year’s, but the Sister is going.
Even better–today is also Jersualem Day!
The IHT wonders if Olmert’s Political Career is done
In my opinion, it’s been a long, long ending. Sort of like Hillary’s primary campaign.
Alas, Olmert should’ve been shown the door long ago.
“If you will it, it is not a dream
To live as free people in our land
In the land of Zion and Jerusalem”–Theodore Herzl Altneuland
It is a dream come true, as the Modern State of Israel turns 60 today!
On this day 60 years ago, in Tel Aviv, David Ben Gurion read the Proclamation of Independence [English; audio also available].
The modern Jewish State was born–and there was much rejoicing!
On this day, we celebrate the State of Israel and all of its accomplishments over the past 60 years!
Happy Birthday Israel!
Israeli tactics silence the West Bank, but collide with peace process
The military’s faith in its efforts comes across in charts showing a steep decline in suicide bombings - from a high of 59 in 2002 to only one in 2007, and one so far this year.
While even one is too many, this trend is a sign that the IDF is doing things right.
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The raid the Israeli Airforce conducted back in September, appears to have taken out a Syrian nuclear facility:
North Koreans Taped at Syrian Reactor
Will the name Al-Kibar now be synonomous with Osirak (the Iraqi reactor also destroyed by the IAF).
As the State of Israel is about to celebrate her 60th birthday, it is important, as always, to look back on the young state’s (modern) history.
Even in its young age, the narrative of the State’s history is still a subject of debate, with the “new historians” trying to rewrite the facts of the State’s history.
In the halls of academia, the war for Israel’s history is still ongoing as pointed out by Efraim Karsh.
Karsh also debunks the new historians much more throughly in his book: Fabricating Israeli History: The ‘New Historians’
(h/t: Solomonia)
Carter gets denied entry into Gaza…
Guess that means that he won’t be building any houses there…
Apparently Israel is free from any deadly Killer Rabbits (Arnavei HaMavet?) and as such, Israel did the right thing in declining to give Jimmy Carter any special security detail.
Here’s one crazy idea of how the Palestinians may celebrate the day they term the naqba
PA urges Palestinians to ‘return’
The Palestinian Authority is planning to mark Israel’s 60th anniversary by calling on all Palestinians living abroad to converge on Israel by land, sea and air….
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The plan specifically refers to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, whose governments are asked to provide logistic support to allow the refugees to carry out their mission.
One can only imagine what the Jordanian government things of the idea of more Palestinians in their country–especailly on the border. The same goes for the Lebanese, who still remember the 1980s…
Meir Dagan, chief of the Mossad, looks to have brought some of the swagger back to Israel’s Intelegence Agency, which had been absent in recent years (second article)
Okay, in his second term, it looks like Bush has lost the swagger from his first term. In addition to his grasp on reality:
Bush said, but he predicted one could be reached within a year, putting himself more firmly on the line than ever for an achievement considered unlikely by many experts.
The experts are actually right on this one…
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So if the chickens have “bird flu”, how is the Jewish cure-all of chicken soup going to be made?