Israeli Prime Minister Office Considers Terrorism to be Terrorism
Ha’aretz reports: The Prime Minister’s Office demanded on Wednesday that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz review the issue of recognizing those injured in attacks by Jewish terrorists as terror victims. There are also moves…
Help a brother out.
Chabad of Metairie (a large New Orleans suburb now mostly underwater) rabbi Yossi Nemes is trapped in his house. Rather than leaving, Rabbi Nemes decided he and his family would help to shelter…
…Now I’m Dressed in the County Blues
Remember Sean Gillespie? In April 2004, he threw a Moltov cocktail at Temple B’nai Israel in Oklahoma City. It turned out to be a bad idea. The synagogue’s security camera saw all, and…
…No More Disgrace, No Foolish Naive Stand
The meaning of the word ‘terrorist’ has been subject to a great deal of scrutiny on both normative and descriptive levels. Recently, the Israeli Ministry of Defense declared that Zada, murderer of 4…
“Parsimonious Animals of the Monkey Species”
Or, as they’re known in Chinese characters, “Jews.” “There are many Chinese characters for ‘you-tai,’ or Jew, but the combination that is currently being used refers to an animal of the monkey species…
Today in Haaretz …
While perusing Haaretz Online today I came across this really stupid interactive flash ad. See, it’s a game right? All you have to do is place your mouse over the ad and your…
Sufah lo megareshet yehudi.
Michael’s home city, Muffti’s party playground on Death Row. I would like to take this moment to announce that I am staunchly anti-hurricane. Ever since Ivan chased me out of New Orleans last…
But life goes on!
I like to call my friend Andy “The King of the Jews.” And when you’re King of the Jews, you’re busy. And so it was with great fanfare but super efficiency that he…
…Cuz What I Just Heard Broke me in Half
As you have probably heard by now, Ala’a Za’akik, 25, an Islamic Jihad member from Beit Omer, blew himself up near the entrance of a bus stop in Be’er Sheva. Ala’a aroused the…
They just keep dropping like flies
Large social gatherings combined with nuptial induced social-anxiety disorder and an open bar are a dangerous combination. The closer the friend, the more I drink at their weddings. If I was a more…
Dmitriy Salita Kicks Ass
First Jewish Boxing Champ since ’78 Dmitriy Salita is the NABA junior welterweight champ after knocking out Shawn Gallegos in the ninth round of a scheduled 10-round fight at the Hammerstein Ballroomin New…
Gutten Shabbos
Hell, no one else was sayin’ it so the atheist of the crew figured he’d jump in. Apparently this week’s parsha is ‘devarim’. You may remember the book of Deuteronomy such biblical texts…
Thrash Punk/Reggae/Jewish Rock.
Hey it’s almost 5 am. And I just found this California yid band called Netzer. They have a track called Mayim (yeah THAT Mayim) done in a Thrash Punk/Reggae/Jewish Rock style. I dunno….
Bwahahahahahaha! Where to take the significant other for first-time sex
I believe Sde Boker, the kibbutz that was home to David Ben Gurion, is likely to see a significant rise in tourism shortly. Ynet (Yediot Aharonot’s website) reports that Ben Gurion’s gravesite is…
UNsurprising behavior.
Okay, I couldn’t resist the pun. But for those who didn’t get it, guess which notorious and wildly corrupt international organization largely funded by US dollars has been using said dollars to make…
Because You Can’t, You Won’t and You Don’t Stop
[Jpost reports that:] Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced today that the PA is fully willing to allow the terrorist groups to retain arms, despite their stated intentions to maintain operations against Israel. As…
Noble Aspect of the Disengagement
There is no doubt that anger lingers on both sides, and there have been many mistakes made by both sides. Having said that, the Jerusalem Post had an editorial today (read it!) that…
Jewish Men are Hot XXXIII.III
After a week of pursuit and nagging, Kristina Grish finally acquiesced and agreed to drinks and an interview with the Grand Muffti. When Muffti called her a ‘hottie’ a few posts back, he…
Oy! Poor Leonard Cohen!
I have no idea why I leave for a few days and none of our Canadians picked up this story. They brag about loving maple syrup and hockey, but for heaven’s sake folks,…
Cafe Oleh
The Jerusalem Post recently launched a series of blog posts and columns (although the online differentiation between the two is not immediately clear to me) about life in Israel. Some current topics include…
Kosher Pork Fish smuggled from Iran
Mullahs add “fish stealer” to official list of anti-Semitic insults and then wonder why we didn’t just smuggle something more important as long as we were at it. Referred to as “kosher pork…
NY Theater Premiere: Bath Party
Jewlicious takes me places. It’s taken me to Long Beach, California for a student conference (which may, even, inspire a sequel). It’s taken me to additional fame on local TV. And tonight, it…
Jewish suffering brings immense cheer to Palestinians.
So what else is new? In all this talk about anguished settlers and Palestinian terrorists/government officials (not that there’s much difference) self-importantly bloated with undeserved pride all scrambling to take responsibility for disengagement,…
Ain Milim – There are no words
I remarked to a friend the other day how surreal it was that just 2 hours away thousands of people’s lives are being turned upside down and this incredible human drama is happening,…
Bigger Assholes
The brave guerrilas assholes of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine celebrating Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a victory they did not win. Nice head covers. Bright red makes for…
Asshole
There’s just no call for that sort of crap. Asshole. A Jewish settler salutes in a Nazi way, to compare the Israeli forces with Nazi troops, after he was arrested on the rooftop…
