I have a friend who doesn’t take buses. Her parents don’t allow her to. This shocks me on two levels (well, three if you include the fact that she still listens to her parents, but maybe...
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Because Israel is YUM!
Muslims Apologize for 9-11
FreeMuslims.org announces: We are so Sorry for 9-11 …we will no longer wait for our religious leaders and “intellectuals” to do the right thing. Instead, we will start by apologizing for 9-11...
Google Job Opportunities
Any Israelis out there have some special forces experience? Looking for a super easy post-army gig? Google is looking for a bodyguard. How hard can it be to protect a search engine? “SIR! Step...
Madonna sighting
My friend Tzvi reported the first Madonna sighting of the Holiday season. Just after midnight last night he was stepping out of the home of an actual kabbalist in the old city when he saw a man and...
Sergeant Pfeffer’s Lonely Hearts Club Blog
The Jerusalem Post’s first foray into blogland is by Anshel Pfeffer, Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post, who “has started the Web’s first ever miluim (reserve duty)...
Organized Crime in Israel
No wonder everyone in Israel is so nice to me… Haaretz reports on the recent return to Israel from Prague of alleged underworld kingpin Assi Abutboul. Abutboul, who ran a family owned casino...
Worldwide terrorism-related deaths on the rise
MSNBC reports that terrorism related deaths have been on the rise since 9/11. They documented 2,929 deaths in that time period around the world, with 58% of them occurring this year. Senior U.S...
Fruit of the Vine
“Hey, wanna come harvest some grapes?” my Rabbi called to ask me yesterday morning. I didn’t even know the man had a vineyard. Apparently he’s been growing grapes and making...