I’ve found the one vacation spot where there are no incoherent cab drivers, no cursing Russians, no German men in short shorts and socks in sandals, no Israelis talking on two mobile phones at...
Bernie Madoff: Striking Down the Myth That Bald Old Jews Can’t Party Like Rockstars
OK, well, he re-affirmed the myth that Jews are money grubbing thieves who would rip-off even their own people and institutions. But, he did apparently party like it was 1999. A lot. His office was...
Penetrating Editorial about Goldstone
Very well done editorial about Goldstone, his report and the implications for Israel by the folks over at The Forward. When he spoke with our Gal Beckerman on October 2, Goldstone took pains to...
Paranormal Activity
Oren Peli taking american fright by storm with his movie Paranormal Activity. I have not seen it, don’t plan on seeing it, but could not help but wonder at the great irony. The fake horror...
Ha’Am Eem… J Street? Maybe not.
This evening in Washington DC, many Jewish leaders and their followers will gather for the two day NJDC Conference. The NJDC is a liaison between the organized Jewish community and the Democratic...
I forgive them!
Okay, listen up! Anti-Semitism is an ugly scourge. It dehumanizes Jews and enables the hate and violence that has colored so much of our history. But there’s anti-Semitism and there’s...
Russian Family Murdered in Rishon LeTziyon
Did you hear about this horrible murder of Russian Israeli restaurant owners and their whole family? Six members of the Oshrenko family were found dead Saturday: Revital, 3, and Netanel, 4 months;...
It’s about time somebody said something
Somebody should put Mr. Goldstone in a room, lock the door, and read this to him about twenty or thirty times. From today’s NY Times Rights Watchdog, Lost in the Mideast By ROBERT L. BERNSTEIN...
The Tel Aviv Mural Project
I love random acts of whimsy! Watch this Leadel.net produced video about a 300 square meter painted on the side of the Jewish Agency building in Tel Aviv painted by a group of teenage students from...
Folks, we have a problem here…or, J’ACC– USE!
Remember when we wrote about the possibility that the Steve Weissman and Keith Rosen case was a set up by the FBI that may have had some nasty underlying motives. Of course, their case was dismissed...