Loan? The Vatican has agreed to loan to Israel various works of Maimonides that it has in its posession. Maimonides, who passed away 800 years ago, is considered one of the most influential of all...
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Mahmoud Abbas wins PA Chairmanship
Yawn. Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, Fatah’s candidate in yesterday’s PA elections for the Chairmanship, won with 65% of the vote. Ok, mazel tov and stuff, but when I urged the...
Is this really what you want?
More things to come? See the rest of the sad display here, as Israeli border police evacuate two caravans from an illegal outpost near the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar.
Richard Gere urges Palestinians to Vote
What do you get when you combine a fading actor, 2 clerics and a slickly produced TV ad? A potent message combining religion and Hollywood glamor that will prove irresistible to Palestinian voters...
Harvey Fierstein to play Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
If I were a straight man … His last Broadway role was as Edna Turnblad, the (huuuge) mother in Hairspray. And now, in what is either a genius move or the product of too many long nights huffing...
Jewish Settlers Clash With Israeli Troops
Things to come? The Guardian reports that: Jewish settlers clashed Monday with Israeli troops who came to tear down two structures at an unauthorized West Bank outpost, and a soldier was arrested for...
It’s Mel Gibson’s Birthday!
Let Jan. 3rd be a day dedicated to bad taste! Yup. Mel Gibson, producer of the Passion of the Christ, is 49 today. To celebrate it I will engage in all sorts of tasteless activities. For starters I...
Hells Angels Gush Katif
From BeachHillel.com: In a show of solidarity with the Jewish residents of Gaza, fifty members of Israel’s Motorcycle Posse descended on Gaza. While they were there: Three mortar shells were...