2008 September «

Too Little, Too Late

September 30, 2008 at 9:31 am | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

Wow, so just as Prime Minister Olmert is packing up to leave the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, and has what they call his “legacy interview” with one of Israel’s main newspapers, he decides to say what he really thinks. And what does he really think? That Israel has to give up East Jerualem and the Golan Heights in order to get peace.

People on the Right are upset. People on the Left are upset. Hijinks ensue.

Israelis for Obama

September 29, 2008 at 9:00 am | In Middle East | 1 Comment

101 Bad Ideas: Idea Number Nine

September 26, 2008 at 2:18 pm | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

Say you’re Iran — it could happen! – and you’ve just heard that Israel has reportedly asked permission to bomb you, and you know that it is already doing all kind of sneaky things like sneaking. What do you do? That’s right. You taunt it in the most offensive way possible. A good plan indeed.

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People You Should Hate 2

September 25, 2008 at 6:08 pm | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

Those who prefer theocracy to democracy - and are willing to kill for it.

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What Is It Good For?

September 24, 2008 at 4:17 pm | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of depressing stuff to make fun of right now, but this article is among the most alarming, economy notwithstanding. Russia, it seems, wants war in the Middle East — and if Israel is pushed too far, my guess is that is exactly what it will get.

Youtube Killed The Radio Stars

September 23, 2008 at 1:36 pm | In Culture | Leave a Comment

According to Daniel, this is “arguably the greatest rock video that has ever been made” :

I wouldn’t know.

The Bulldozer Intifada

September 22, 2008 at 7:17 pm | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

“Whoever thinks the basic pattern of life in Jerusalem can continue with 270,000 Arabs in east Jerusalem must take into account that there will be bulldozers, trucks and private cars, and no way of preventing terror attacks of this kind” — Ehud Olmert

The Nervous Breakdown

September 22, 2008 at 8:41 am | In American Politics, Culture, Miscellaneous | Leave a Comment

As I mentioned a little while ago, I’m now going to be contributing to The Nervous Breakdown, a great site shared by a collection of writers. As of Friday, my first post there is up, and more will follow.

Admittedly, my piece there is based on something I once wrote on this blog, but it’s been updated and added to (and you didn’t read it the first time anyway, even though I asked you to), so you should still check it out.

Kudos

September 19, 2008 at 9:03 am | In Middle East | Leave a Comment

From Haaretz:

“If Tzipi Livni forms a cabinet, Israel will be the only country in the world with women heading all three branches of government – the executive, legislature and judiciary. “

Silver Screen

September 18, 2008 at 8:11 am | In Culture | Leave a Comment

In his funny post about attending the Toronto Film Festival, Daniel seems to take it as a given that watching movies is a “remarkably private and solitary activity.” I’m not sure that’s true.

Obviously, our individual minds make sense of the pictures and sounds, but there seems to be a good deal of interaction with other members of a film audience as well. I’m not sure that the big screen and the speakers are the only reason we like going to the theater. I think there is some element of having a shared experience. No?