A ponderable

Jewish Ethics and Arafat’s HealthMy 9th grade daughter had an interesting discussion today in her school in Israel. Judaism says not to wish death on anyone. So is it wrong for Israelis today to be happy at the thought that Arafat may be dying?… [Judaism]

Arafat dying

So Arafat is sick, probably dying. Besides thinking “Yay!” I am also thinking that it is the best way for him to go: dying of an illness rather than from any war or assassination. Why? Well, this is probably more painful. But, even more important, no Palestinian can blame Israel for this. There can be Continue reading Arafat dying

qotd

Found in MEMRI The Arab man’s insistence upon controlling the destiny, and particularly the body, of the woman, is nothing but an attempt to cling to honor that he does not possess and of which he is deprived, socially and politically… — Salman Masalha, Israeli Arab author and poet

Song of the day

From Israellycool :: There Was an Old Terrorist: Sung to the tune of “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” There was an old terrorist who suffered from fever Or maybe not – he is a deceiver Let’s hope he’ll die There was an old terrorist who suffered from nausea Which was no Continue reading Song of the day