Monthly Archives: December 2006

Waiting for Israeli 2007.

I’m not one to proactively celebrate Sylvestor or New Year’s or however one may refer to it… But I thought this was a cute marker to take Israel from the kishkush that was 2006 into the ??? that is 2007…. … Continue reading

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Israel activism 2.0

What happened to the good old days, when you’d stay up until 4:30 a.m. in the Hillel office designing posters and copying fliers for the next morning’s defending-Israel rally? Well, as times change, it seems things get easier. Or at … Continue reading

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Today is the Tenth of Tevet.

I have nothing profound to say about today, which is the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet (‘Tevet’ being the fourth month of the Jewish calendar, ‘Tenth’ being the tenth day of said-month, and ‘Fast’ being what we Jews do … Continue reading

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Arabs and guns.

I don’t get it. Call me culturally ignorant. Why do I always see photographs of Arabs celebrating or protesting or mourning, always with guns present or being shot into the air? Anti Saddam Iraqis celebrating his death. (NYTimes) Pro Saddam … Continue reading

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Can't buy me happiness (with your revenge).

I’m not Iraqi, so I’m certainly not an Iraqi victim of Saddam Hussein’s reign of horror. But I can say this: in the following quote I found in Haaretz just now, you can find the major misconception apparent in too … Continue reading

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A black hole in the Israeli outlook.

On Eretz Nehederet last week, the cast poked fun at Tzipi Livni and Condi Rice who met to discuss the usual. I’m sure there was a lot of good material there, otherwise why would they give it focus? But I … Continue reading

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What is NOT a cease-fire.

Does anyone hear something wrong with this Jerusalem Post headline from yesterday? Palestinians: Israeli attacks on Kassams ‘will end cease-fire’ Guys? Do you call continuous launching Kassams over the border to the Negev a cease-fire? What about the two seriously … Continue reading

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