Archive for the 'Israel' Category

Man, they’re tough. I saw a Lowe’s manager take back a 600-year-old chain saw.

Monday, November 10th, 2008

2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem
By SHAWNA OHM, Associated Press Writer Shawna Ohm,

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AP – This undated photo made available by the Israeli Antiquities Authority on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008.

JERUSALEM – A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And […]

Someone must have said ‘Mook’ instead of ‘Monk.’

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Monks Brawl At Christian Holy Site In Jerusalem
MATTI FRIEDMAN | November 9, 2008 12:06 PM EST | AP
JERUSALEM — Israeli police rushed into one of Christianity’s holiest churches Sunday and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus’ tomb.
The clash between Armenian and Greek Orthodox […]

Hello!

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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An ultra-Orthodox man walks past a sign calling on women to dress modestly in a religious neighborhood in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. In Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law takes a back seat to the rule of God, religious zealots are on a crusade to stamp out unchaste behavior. They hurl […]

I wonder if Prescott had to spring for lunch after 18 holes at the Thousand Year Country Club?

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Bush teary-eyed about Auschwitz
TheStar.com
January 12, 2008
JERUSALEM–A teary-eyed U.S. President George W. Bush stopped in front of an aerial photo of Auschwitz yesterday at Israel’s Holocaust memorial and said the U.S. should have sent bombers to prevent the extermination of Jews there.
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(AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)

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How Bush’s grandfather helped Hitler’s rise to powerRumours of a link between […]

Because of El Nino, there’s been a run on junkyard dogs.

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

London’s Harrods hires cobra to guard $120,000 shoes
Mon Sep 10, 11:15 AM ET

A cobra guards a pair of ruby, sapphire and diamond sandals at Harrods department store in central London. Designer Rene Caovilla’s sandals are valued at 62,000 pounds (91,234 euros, 125,872 dollars) and the department store hired to snake to protect the luxury shoes.
(AFP/Shaun […]

The New York Post’s Bad Taste Headline of the Day…

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

BABES IN OY LAND SCUFFLE
APPLE’S ISRAELI CONSULATE IN BIKINI FLAP
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By ANDY SOLTIS
HOT STUFF: A sexy invite from the Israeli Consulate (above) promotes an event celebrating the July Maxim’s Israeli women photo spread.
June 19, 2007 — Israeli female legislators are baring their anger over what they call a “pornographic” tourism campaign - featuring a bikini-clad Israeli […]

As worn by Jean Arthur in Shane…

Monday, February 26th, 2007

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Claims about Jesus’ ‘lost tomb’ stir up tempest
Experts blast suggestions that his bones were found in 1980

By Marshall Thompson

JERUSALEM - Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets, but the Oscar-winning director said the evidence was based on sound statistics.

“The Lost […]

The Shame of the Cities’…dailies

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Remember the good old days when the USA
would have told Israel to chill.
Of course, the London Times got this story
because the massive American news organizations
are covering Britney’s underwear, a Newport Beach adventurer
and weight loss for Schnauzers.
Nevertheless, if one were to nuke someone,
Ahmadinejad seems to be the logical pain in the neck.
“The Sunday Times […]

For those who have just taken your seats, Great Britain is our ally.

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

“The Independent
Bush is crap, says Prescott
Deputy PM criticises US handling of Middle East, condemning ‘cowboy’ President at private meeting
By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
Published: 17 August 2006
John Prescott has given vent to his private feelings about the Bush presidency, summing up George Bush’s administration in a single word: crap.”
Please find the entire article here.

I may be wrong, but quad sound comes to mind.

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

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The Israeli-developed system combines questions and biometric measurements to determine if a passenger should undergo screening by security officials.
Wall Street Journal
Which Travelers Have ‘Hostile Intent’?
Biometric Device May Have the Answer
By JONATHAN KARP and LAURA MECKLER
August 14, 2006; Page B1
At airport security checkpoints in Knoxville, Tenn. this summer, scores of departing passengers were chosen to step […]