You know how they keep calling Hizbullah a small militia with a few hundred fighters? In an interview with reformist Iranian newspaper Sharq published on Thursday, Ali Akbar Mohtashemi-Pur, who...
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It’s one, two, three, what are we fasting for ?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn, Next stop is Jeru-sa-lam; And it’s five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates… I read something recently about Tisha B’Av that I...
(Some of) Today’s News By the Numbers
210 Hezbollah rockets slammed into northern Israel on Wednesday. The number is believed to be the most in a single day since Israeli-Hezbollah fighting began July 12.20 shops in Rome, Italy have been...
Can somebody explain this to me. Is this a hoax?
Is this a hoax? Am I dreaming?
Folly on the Diplomatic Front
Caroline Glick is one smart woman. I don’t always agree with her views, but she’s a sharp analyst and her views deserve consideration. Today, however, I think her analysis of the...
The Mystery of Kosher Shrimp Encrusted Fish Sticks Explained
Ahhhhh. That is the sound of comprehension. To those of us who have been around a while, particularly for the flare-ups of the Orthodox vs. non-Orthodox, erm, discussions, the subject of shrimp...
From the Israel Notebooks: On Hebrew
On the bus to Tel Aviv is the first time I really hear it. The buzz of it is familiar; the tones and consonantal sounds that surround me are not altogether foreign. But the fact remains–even...
Danger level rising
Egypt’s Mubarak warns entire Mideast peace process could collapse By Amos Harel and Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, whose Arab...