Daily Archives: 07/27/2008

Haveil Havalim is up

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The Carnival of the Jews is ready for you, Mr. DeMille.

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A moment of apartment zen

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Every time something annoying happens in my crappy apartment complex now, I say to myself: Six weeks. I’ll be out of here in six weeks. Right now, the annoying ice cream truck is out there with its annoying “Pop Goes … Continue reading →

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A tale of two headlines

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The AP never disappoints. Nine people have been killed and 42 wounded in Lebanon in the past two days, yet all you find is a brief story in the AP, whitewashed and vague. On the other hand, Israeli troops found … Continue reading →

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Sen. Obama’s JPost interview

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Soccerdad

via memeorandum The Jerusalem Post interviewed presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama during his trip to Israel. Despite the praise, the editor David Horovitz gives the candidate: And on Wednesday evening, Obama answered my question about whether Israel has a right … Continue reading →

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Diggin’ the digging

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Soccerdad

Ethan Bronner reports Museum Offers Gray Gaza a View of Its Dazzling Past It may sound like the indulgence of a well-fed man fleeing the misery around him. But when Jawdat N. Khoudary opens the first museum of archaeology in … Continue reading →

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The answer my friend …

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Soccerdad

Today Thomas Friedman takes from Texas to Tel Aviv. What would happen if you cross-bred J. R. Ewing of “Dallas” and Carl Pope, the head of the Sierra Club? You’d get T. Boone Pickens. What would happen if you cross-bred … Continue reading →

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Qantas still hasn’t crashed

Posted on 07/27/2008 by Soccerdad

Qantas airlines had a pretty incredible save the other day The NYT reports: The jumbo jet, which carried 346 passengers and 19 crew members, landed safely on Friday and those on board left without injury. As a piece of fuselage … Continue reading →

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