Author Archives: SnoopyTheGoon

About SnoopyTheGoon

Daily job - software development. Hobbies - books, books, friends, simgle malt Scotch, lately this blogging plague. Amateur photographer, owned by 1. spouse, 2 - two grown-up (?) children and 3. two elderly cats - not necessarily in that order, it is rather fluid. Israeli.

A few questions for a BDS supporter

Posted on 02/16/2012 by SnoopyTheGoon

The article Pennsylvania BDS conference draws controversy, attacks calls for attention not  because of its whiny title – does its author really expect a BDS gathering not to cause some waves? – but because of its multiple internal controversies. Also … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments

Thai officials: Attacks in Thailand aimed at Israelis

Posted on 02/15/2012 by SnoopyTheGoon

This story, whether it is precise in its details or not, reads like a parody of a thriller Laurel and Hardy slapstick: Two suspects have been arrested, and police were in pursuit of three additional suspects. The first arrest is … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Tehran: HOT under the collar

Posted on 02/06/2012 by SnoopyTheGoon

I confess that the first time I’ve seen this ad, it made me laugh. Since the clip is not translated, here is its synopsis from Israelity: That’s the case anyway with the current TV ad campaign by cable provider HOT, … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments

De nada, Ilse

Posted on 01/16/2012 by SnoopyTheGoon

A Dutch lady spends some time in Israel, while pregnant. She goes through the usual rigmarole of prenatal tests, is diagnosed with some virus which is subsequently taken care of. Eventually, she gives birth to a healthy baby and here … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | 4 Comments

Another Christmas at The Guardian

Posted on 12/25/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

(This post is to balance somehow that other post by Meryl and tell you that all is well in The Guardian). Nu, what did you expect? Of course, some people celebrate, some people riot and some people just traditionally dish … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | 1 Comment

Hamas senior got lost in the tunnels

Posted on 12/18/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

The news appeared in Maariv’s Hebrew weekend edition on Friday Dec 16. Maariv, using Palestinian Pal Press as their source, tells that Tahr Atwa, a senior Hamas functionary and a part-time commander in Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades left Gaza five … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Terrorism | 2 Comments

About our damn table manners

Posted on 12/05/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is with a sense of increasing wonder that I have been reading the CNN story where U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the [damn] table. It was my damn understanding that the damn table was offered … Continue reading →

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Iran irked by errors in Qurans from China

Posted on 09/05/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

This news item didn’t make the first pages of main newspapers and could have passed unnoticed: Iranian publishers are complaining that cost-saving plans to print Qurans in China are yielding embarrassing results: A slew of typos. The head of Iran’s … Continue reading →

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On the booming apology business

Posted on 08/28/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

You would probably agree that to apologize for a misdeed is not a sign of weakness, rather the opposite: it shows your strength of character, your moral fiber and whatnot. Besides, when a timely apology helps to avert a long … Continue reading →

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New Russians and their old tricks

Posted on 08/22/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

When you look at Russian behavior in the Middle East during the last few years, it is eerily reminiscent of the good old Soviet Union and its unreserved support of any Arab regime that pitched against the West and, of … Continue reading →

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S.A.R.A. overland convoy to Gaza – another peak of hypocrisy

Posted on 08/06/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

It’s bad time for Africa again. A drought across much of east Africa in mid-2011 is causing intense distress among vulnerable populations, many of them already pressed by poverty and insecurity. The range of the affected areas is extensive: the … Continue reading →

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Israel, dinosaurs, Amy Winehouse and pathetic shits

Posted on 07/29/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

So here I was perusing a steamy pile of virtual excrement titled Israel, Dinosaurs, and Amy Winehouse. The link to it was sent by a friend (thanks, friend!), who added a sentence mentioning pathetic shits or something in that vein. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | 4 Comments

I am Jewish too, and here is why…

Posted on 07/10/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

The following quotes need a bit of introduction. Israeli rabbinical authorities, being (sometimes justly, as you shall see) somewhat suspicious of Jewishness of some new repatriates, question them to establish their roots. The results are frequently hilarious. So here we … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Jews | 5 Comments

The story of a fanatic or why Alice Walker is sailing to Gaza

Posted on 07/05/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

I have spent some time since reading Alice Walker’s article in The Guardian Why I’m joining the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza attempting to get my head around it. I was trying to understand her motives and her justification in joining … Continue reading →

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Imagine there’s no countries…

Posted on 07/02/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

You all know where that headline comes from, even if you are of that age where, when singing it for the first time, your brain was so addled by chemical or natural additives that memories of everything else left you … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time | 3 Comments

Jolly Roger strikes again – after a decent interval

Posted on 06/20/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

I am sure that by now the subject has almost exhausted itself. After all, how can the two or three readers of this blog* be interested by the jolly Roger of NYT after a series of posts on same? But … Continue reading →

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“Where’s my gold bars?”, asks future POTUS

Posted on 06/17/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is with quiet glee and intense happiness that I’ve perused this article. Are the gold bars in Fort Knox really made of the precious metal? Or has the U.S. government secretly sold off the nation’s stockpile and replaced it … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracies | 4 Comments

Binyamin Netanyahu (Bibi) goes to Washington

Posted on 05/23/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

First I have a confession to make: my expectations of the Obama – Bibi meeting were completely off the mark. I was sure that Bibi will fold under pressure from Obama/Hilary and raise only a token resistance during the meeting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Politics | 3 Comments

Hassan Nasrallah: moving house

Posted on 05/10/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

This was really just a joke. Timing is all, you know how it goes… However, now it appears to be a prophetic one: Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has made fundamental changes in his personal security arrangements to avoid being killed … Continue reading →

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Roger Cohen: a man who rarely misses an opportunity to miss a point

Posted on 05/03/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

A person is rarely a master of his associative thinking. At least I am not in control of my own wild and willful one. Why is that each time I see the picture of Roger Cohen, the venerable columnist of … Continue reading →

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