At Last, Shimon Peres Gets his US Citizenship
Of course, it's just a typo, but, you know, come to think of it, wouldn't many of us have preferred it if Shimon were to do what he does on the other side of the pond?
Sarah Silverman to Play Woman of Questionable Morals in Western
"Sarah Silverman and religion have proven a potent cocktail in recent history."
The Lord Shall Fight for You, and Ye Shall Shut Up
It's the lawlessness, stupid.
The Rotten fruits of Boycotts: Meet Zimbabwe, Formerly Rhodesia
“The government finances are in paralysis state at the present moment. We are failing to meet our targets.”
We Need a Better FBI
A case file on Tsarnaev was sent over to the FBI, and the Russians pleaded with the agency to check the guy out.
First They Impose Gun Control, Then They Send You to Auschwitz
Samuel Wurzelbacher aka “Joe the Plumber” is in hot water (which, professionally speaking, he should be able to repair) over his comments blaming the Holocaust on gun control.
November Bout in NJ: ‘True Arab’ Pascrell Vs. ‘America’s Rabbi’ Boteach
Bill Pascrell, the "Arab" candidate, won the Democratic primary for NJ's 9th district. In the other corner, meet "America's Rabbi," Shmuely Boteach, the Republican candidate.
God Works in Mysterious and Especially Tiny Ways (Video)
Once the lone star tic bites you, you could die, God forbid, from eating meat.
They Own It
Let's face it, if we wanted to be on Temple Mount, we'd have been there.
Video: In Role Reversal, McCain Critical of Obama’s ‘in Your Face’ on Pakistan
What's wrong with this picture? Why didn't anybody tell me Sen. John McCain has joined the left wing of the Democratic party?
Samuel L. Jackson: We Don’t All Look Alike
Jackson milked the faux pas to the last drop.
Careful, You May Be Rooting for the Wrong Side in Turkey
What's most striking to me is how similar things in Turkey are to things in Israel.
Swing State Report: NC, VA, Leaning Romney
You'll notice that I added North Carolina to the list of swing states. This is because the Romeny camp has declared it as such, probably not a minute too soon. With its 15 delegates, North Carolina broke McCain's heart in 2008 and went for the Democrats. It's good to know someone in the Romney camp is doing some thinking.
Paid for by Charles Bronfman, ‘Jewish Stars’ Attack Pro-Settlement Report
They wrote flippantly: "Securing Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state requires diplomatic and political leadership, not legal maneuverings." Legal rights be damned, then?
When I Murdered Rabin
Between conversations and nibbling, one of my neighbors bent over and whispered, smiling, “At least in this shul we know no one is going to recited Tehillim for his speedy recovery.” My immediate, totally uncalculated reaction was to open a siddur (prayer book) and begin to recite Tehillim. I couldn’t behave otherwise. That‘s my nature – if someone will tell me NOT to jump off a bridge, I’m already up on the railing, hat in hand.
Mr. President, Please Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!
Drawing red lines is never a politically wise move.
Jewish Teen Asks Kate Upton to Prom over You Tube, Gets a Maybe
He should register his chutzpa as a lethal weapon.
Fleeing Islamists to US, Omar Sharif’s Grandson Comes Out as Gay and Jewish
"I write this article in fear," starts Omar Sharif Jr.'s revelatory article in the Advocate, which dishes out coming out stories to fit every pallet. This one involves an Egyptian TV and screen actor, grandson of a Hollywood legend, who fled his homeland for the safety of America. And he's probably Jewish, too.
Poles Unhappy with Obama’s Retraction, as Entire Polish Economy Is at Stake
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk demanded a more "explicit reaction" to Obama's "Polish death camp" comment. Poland fears being sued for billions of dollars worth of property appropriated from Jews.
Israelis Are Picking the 19th Knesset (Video)
In Israel they have a cute commercial where a cop revokes your whining license for 4 years if you fail to vote.
Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Traditional Coconut Pyramids
Here's the text that accompanies this image on the Pentagon-run website DefenseImagery.mil: "During the Holocaust Days of Remembrance U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer McGee, with the 12th Contracting Squadron, helps Madison Angelito and Alex Barner make coconut pyramids, a traditional Jewish dessert, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas." There are Days of Remembrance? More than one? Needs checking. Also: traditional Jewish coconut pyramids? Whose tradition? Help...
He’s Black, He’s Jewish, He’s Gay, Get Used to It, and It, and It
"Most people have probably never heard of Y-Love," writes Jerry Portwood in Out Magazine this week, explaining that "for a dedicated fan base, however, Y-Love, aka Yitz Jordan, is a popular Hassidic hip-hop artist who raps in a mix of English, Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic and Latin. That’s right: Jordan is an African-American rapping Jew. And now he wants the world to know he’s gay."
Author: Egyptian Jews Lost Everything Because of their Ashkenazi Brethren
"Ashkenazi Jews, who constituted 8 per cent of Egyptian Jewry, did not speak Arabic and despised Egyptian society."
So You Want to Boycott Israel? (Video)
Very clever clip, an 8-minute list of endless Jewish contributions to the civilized world.
Grownup Chanukah Stories
I went on a random search for similar "balabusta" solutions for the miraculous by really lengthy festival of lights.
‘Peaceful’ Olive Pickers Stoning Jews on Shabbat
On Saturday, at noon, local Jews out on a walk at the Aner springs west of the village of Neria in Samaria were attacked by dozens of Arabs throwing rocks, Tazpit reported. The official reason for the Arabs to be in the area was the olive harvest. What can be more peaceful than the olive harvest? And yet, despite the peaceful properties assigned to the olive, despite all those olive branches everywhere – those Arab olive pickers put down the olives and picked up the rocks.
Help Save the Stanton St. Shul!
I just received their SOS email: the roof is leaking and time is running out, is, basically, what they wrote.
9th of Av Message of Peace and Messianic Yearning from Turkish Muslim Leader
We long for the days that we will see the reestablishment of Solomon's Temple and hopefully we will pray there together in the near future. This will definitely happen as the days of Messiah—Yamot HaMashiach—are imminent.
Odd News: Glenn Beck’s Nazi Collection Goes on Display in Utah
I've no idea whether to feel offended by the fact that Beck saw fit to spend money on a sample of Hitler's blood.