In the Desert

In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said: “Is it good, friend?” “It is bitter – bitter,” he answered; “But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.” — Stephen Crane

Suicide bombing foiled

Congratulations, IDF! Telstra BigPond – News Israeli troops foil suicide car bombing Israeli soldiers have thwarted an attempted car bombing against the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip, military sources say. Soldiers in a military vehicle gave chase after a Palestinian jeep disguised as an Israeli car and decorated with an Israeli Continue reading Suicide bombing foiled

Interesting contrast

Interesting: this juxtaposition of headlines on Maariv’s site. The top one shows Israel dealing with issues of life and death, literally. The next one shows Egypt getting its collective shorts in a knot over trivialities. If we were shallow enough to generalize about Muslim vs. Western cultures on the basis of two headlines from a Continue reading Interesting contrast