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Monthly Archives: February 2008

John McCain and Israel

28-Feb-08

While the Democratic Party Presidential candidate race still appears to be a close call, the Republican one has formed ranks around U.S. Senator John McCain from Arizona. McCain, who is a former U.S. Navy pilot and prisoner of war, Also contended for the Republican Party’s nomination in 2007, before losing to U.S. President George W. [...]

Moshe Katsav’s Back in Court

27-Feb-08

Remember this guy? He used to be President of the State of Israel, who resigned his position lest than a month before his term was to officially end. That’s right, he’s none other than Moshe Katsav, now private citizen Katsav, whose legal consuls appeared in court today in order for the Supreme Court President Dorit [...]

“Beaufort’s” Loss is Israel’s Gain?

26-Feb-08

Pineapple Express: God Damn That Is Good Weed

26-Feb-08

Oh Dollar Where Art Thou

26-Feb-08

The Dollar is up a little today to 3.63 Shekel/Dollar after Stanly Fischer, in what some call a bold move, reduced the interest rates by 0.5% to 3.75%. But take a look at this graph, this is what’s it been doing in the last 12 months…

This has had significant effects on local business, especially if [...]

Love and Hate in Jerusalem

26-Feb-08

Snow has not been a word in my vocabulary for about ten years. The only use I’ve ever had for snow was for skiing, which is one thing about America that I truly miss. Other than skiing, its only been a nuisance at best and plain awful at worst.
However, since all this time [...]

Demagogue

25-Feb-08

in Wikipedia the meaning of Demagogue is;
“a political strategy for obtaining and gaining political power by appealing to the popular prejudices, emotions, fears and expectations of the public — typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda, and often using nationalist or populist themes.”
In Israel it’s;

Olmert’s New Israel Diaspora Plan

24-Feb-08

Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert has announced a new plan to bring Israeli and Diaspora Jewish communities closer together. The plan, announced at a special meeting held in the P.M.’s office last Wednesday, involved the establishment of a special tack force to devote itself to helping to bridge the present gap between Jewish communities [...]

Barack’s Israeli Experience

23-Feb-08

Many following Barack Obama’s campaign to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination may still be wondering if the junior senator from Illinois knows much about Israel and the overall problems facing the Jewish State in the Middle East. It now turns out that Obama visited Israel not long after beginning his Senatorial term in [...]

Just to be fair to Obama

21-Feb-08

Okay, so just to be fair this is Obama’s speech in Texas after winning the Wisconsin Primary… Looks like he’s the man to beat and that won’t be easy. A friend asked me what I know about him and honestly not that much. I guess its time for a more in depth piece …. Stay [...]