In New York City. In a new Adam Sandler movie that treats Israelis sympathetically. What a concept. With such immortal lines as this one: "We’ve been fighting for 2,000 years–it can’t be much longer." I’m not going to break down and cross the sticky floors of a local movie house, but I will rent the DVD.
Via Roger L. Simon
Kenneth L. Woodward, in the Wall Street Journal, wants us to get all outraged because those Jooz are blocking Palestinian Christians from visiting Jerusalem at Christmastime–because (though KLW doesn’t mention it) a Muslim suicide bomber or two might decide to join their party. Meanwhile, the Associated Press sees it a little differently: The Christian Palestinians of Gaza are leaving in fear of being killed by their Muslim compatriots who ain’t at all tolerant of other religions. No big surprise.
Via Yourish
Once upon a time, Condoleezza Rice was so cool that she–not just a woman, not just an African-American, but also a hard-nosed, no-nonsense intellectual–was touted as potential presidential material. I don’t remember when that idea died, but I think it was about the time she started pressing the Israelis to negotiate peace with their sworn enemies, the rocket-throwing, suicide-bomb-wearing Palis. Now she’s forcing them to meet next week in Annapolis for some kind of pointless "peace" conference, the usual intellectual nonsense no one believes in. Too bad. She isn’t "Condi" anymore, but just another forgettable, no-talent bureaucrat who will be replaced with another one after the ’08 election.
UPDATE: Fred on Annapolis…
"I hope we don’t try to push the Israelis into an agreement just for the sake of an agreement unless both parties are willing, and express a willingness, to have peace and the terrorists renounce terrorism."
…in the transcript of Pajamas Media’s interview of him.
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Tagged Annapolis, Condoleeza Rice, Israel, Palestinians
Even as the Arabs have sought to destroy evidence of the First Temple with a backhoe, the first artifacts of Solomon’s creation have been recovered–though not, sadly, in their proper archeological sequence. It’s like going through the trash of a particularly uncivilized family and finding discarded gems. It underlines the secular nature of the Israeli government that they would permit such destruction. More here.
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Tagged First Temple. Temple Mount, Israel, Israel Antiquities Authority
I’m well behind the times on this one, but one thing or another kept me from getting it posted until now. It’s still worth it–the proportionate Israeli (civilian) response to the rockets of Hamas:
"The group used a projectile-launcher built by Yahav Michaeli – a stunts and pyrotechnics expert – to lob organic eggs and vegetables towards Beit Hanoun."
Tomatoes, corn, etc. I’m still of the opinion they should get really humiliating and launch old shoes at the Palestinian bullyboys, but am told that would merely damage the vegetable cannon. Eggs and vegetables make more sense than Condi’s recent effort to appease the Saudis by establishing a new terrorist state.
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Help restore a vandalized snack shack for IDF soldiers. Helps if you have a PayPal account, but it can be established with a credit card number. Good photos of the young soldier patrons are at the link.
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Tagged IDF, Israel, Pina Chama, Treppenwitz
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 