Ahmadinejad’s Blog
It seems these days everyone has a blog. My Mom does not have one yet, though she’s already achieved her measure of Internet fame with that shakshuka thing (the recipe not the Brazilian…
Kfar-Split: Rami and Rita Go Their Separate Ways
[What, you've got a better way to say "Splitsville" in Hebrew?] Rami Kleinstein, he of the beautiful melodies with surprisingly raunchy lyrics (“we’ll drop off the kids by your mother, and [expletive deleted]…
Concert for a Cause
Not busy this weekend in Israel and want to support a great cause? For tickets and details: 077-2164436 or Fiona: 052-3801709
I’m a Patchouli Stinkin’ Hippie
Either that or the ubiquitous Christmas music I’ve been subjected to in the diasporah has seeped into my brain and turned me into a peace loving tree hugger. See, it’s like this. Harry…
Israel Makes Me Laugh, Cry and Go “Huh?”
There’s something about Israel. (And it’s not the same “Something” that there was about Mary.) PresenTense is in the middle of planning our Israel issue, which has me incredibly emotional for various reasons,…
Shavuah Tov! Hanukkah 5th Night.
Howdy! I’m getting ready for what is sure to be an extremely bizarre Hanukkah party in Tel Aviv, part of the GoEight series of parties, sponsored by Taglit-birthright israel, JDub Records and taking…
Shabbat Hanukkah: Day 4
Oil lamps are the way to go on Hanukkah. They last WAY longer than those skinny little wax candles and the miracle we commemorate was all about the oil, know what I mean?…
A Refugee’s Plight: In Search of Miracles
My friend, onion-picking buddy and former Taglit-birthright israel co-madrich, Shaanan Meyerstein sent me the following and I thought it would be important to share with you all. Looking at Adam’s clothing, you would…
From Tashkent to Tel Aviv
Taglit-birthright Israel’s first Winter group arrives Taglit-birthright Israel‘s 825th bus load of young Jews recently arrived to Israel just in time to join in all the Hanukkah fun. This group from Tashkent, brought…
Jam for Jerusalem
Michal over at JConnect LA came up with the idea that we should do a benefit concert for the holy city on Chanukah. Of course we gave her the big thumbs up. Jam…
Partition 60 years ago today
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 November 29, 1947 The Mandate for Palestine shall terminate as soon as possible but in any case not later than 1 August 1948. The armed forces of…
“Bush is very ugly!”
“Abbas is very ugly! Olmert is very ugly! Hanniyeh is good!” A local shared these words of wisdom with me on a recent trip to Ramallah. I was standing around the bus station…
I Could Never be Here Without… American Apparel
It’s been a while since we posted anything American Apparel related. The phone calls from Los Angeles started taking an angrier and more desperate tone, as if the entire future of the company…
Cop Rock Jihad
Now that’s a band name. When it comes to rocking the Middle East with explosions, you can’t beat Hamas. And now, they’re going to do what Steven Bochco only imagined and had fulfilled…
Zimzun
Israeli society is all about acronyms. Just peruse Zabaj.com for a regular series of humorous posts about Israeli linguistic foibles (and the thankfully rare political commentary – stick to the jokes and drinking…
Ten ideas for Jon Stewart during the WGA strike
With a writer’s strike in Hollywood gripping the city like a shortage of lattes, here are some Jewlicious ideas for late-night TV host Jon Stewart, whose programs were the first to suffer the…
Gentrification is Yummy!
When I first moved to my apartment located in the heart of the Jerusalem Market, I lived above no less than 4 “Mizrachi” style bars. ach would be open till late at night…
The Hostage Taker
Twenty-eight years ago today Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led an attack on the American Embassy. As part of the planning committee, he helped organize and ultimately participated with and another 300-500 students as they attacked…
Second Lebanon War Photojournalism
Yoav Galai, 26, is a Jerusalem-based freelance photographer. Last year during the Second Lebanon War, he was the only photographer embedded with the IDF. Until Dec. 14th, Hillel at UCLA, in conjunction with…
Is the threat of radical Islam comparable to Hilter’s threat in the 1920′s?
Excerpt from Bush’s speech to the Heritage Foundation on November 1, 2007: We must take the words of the enemy seriously. The terrorists have stated their objectives. They intend to build a totalitarian…
Lunch at McDonalds with Hezbollah
Author, globetrotter, and now policy maker, Jared Cohen’s latest book caught my eye. Cohen’s first book, 100 Days of Silence, covers the failure of the US to do anything for 100 days during…
Dumb and Dumber (aka Olmert’s plan to divide Jerusalem)
Olmert’s plan to hand over parts of Jerusalem — or in the current regime’s double-talk it is reffered to as “share” — is totally ludicrous and highly dangerous. Some might even call it…
Who’s afraid of Asaf Romirowsky?
Apparently M. A. Muqtedar Khan is. Kahn has authored a bunch of books and is perceived as a scholar and expert on Islam and the West. He also seems to suffer from IDF-phobia….
West Papua donates gold for Temple
This story has so many layers. West Papua Delegation Donates Gold For Holy Temple 25 Tishrei 5768, 07 October 07 07:00 by Ezra HaLevi (IsraelNN.com) On Wednesday, the last day of the Sukkot…
The Tibet Lobby
From The Tibet Lobby Honoring the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold medal was yet another saga in the Tibet Lobby’s stranglehold on common sense in our foreign policy. This medal angered one…
OneVoice Gatherings Canceled; Replaced by Online Presentation
OneVoice had a plan. It was a good plan: Israelis and Palestinians (and supporters of both worldwide) who wanted peace all getting together separately, in different cities, to vocalize their desire for a…
