In a horrific terror attack today, an Arab resident of Israel commandeered a bulldozer that was being used in the construction of the Jerusalem Light Rail and went on a rampage at the corner of Yaffa Street and Sha’arei Yisreal Street. The bulldozer was taken from the construction site and plowed into 2 buses (Routes 13 and 60) and a multitude of cars before a soldier and elite police on the scene were able to put a bullet where it belonged (WATCH) and stop the terrorist in his tracks. (In a twist of fate, the soldier is the brother-in-law of IDF officer David Shapira, who killed the terrorist in the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva attack)Read more »
In yet another case of some Haredim having way too much time on their hands, the latest crusade has been against MP4 players that are pre-loaded with content being sold in Mea Shearim. There was a discussion/ruling on this at and by the ‘Orthodox Righteous Court of Law’Read more »
In contrast to the awful deal approved the other day for the return of the bodies of Regev and Goldwasser, the Knesset finally did something intelligent they should have done a long time ago. They finally approved a law (52-24) that prevents any MK from traveling to an enemy country (as defined by Israel). Doing so prevents them from running for Knesset for the next 7 years (and from the Jpost article it seems to infer that it may be somewhat retroactive)
On the day after the prisoner swap, there has been a ton of hand- wringing in the media. Did Israel or didn’t Israel do the right thing? Was too high a price paid or was this the only move they could have made? There were some surprises. Read more »
I was a little sad to wake up this morning and see that the prisoner swap was passed by a huge majority of the cabinet over the objections of the Mossad and the GSS. I can’t say I 100% blame them for going that route. This puts an end to another chapter for both Israel and Lebanon. Israel gets back Goldwasser and Regev (and we get to see if they are actually alive) and some information on Ron Arad’s whereabouts. Read more »
Considering the current energy crisis, everyone is talking about ways to get off of oil and find alternative energy sources to power the world that won’t send us all to hell in a hand basket. There is great interest in the US and the world over in alternative energy sources.
One idea is building new nuclear reactors which are much safer than they have been in the past, yet no one wants one in their ‘backyard’. Then there are the advocates of wind turbines set along the coast to catch wind and convert it into energy. Not a bad idea, except they are huge monstrosities and they slice and dice birds mid-air. I won’t go into ethanol because that pretty much applies to car fuel alternatives exclusively. Read more »
Mortars continue to rain down on the areas surrounding Gaza still, in blatant violation of the cease-fire that Hamas pushed so hard for. Why these morons wash their hands of these violations, if they are truly serious, is beyond me. Jihad Islami on Tuesday, Fatah on Thursday, G-d knows who today. Read more »
I don’t think anyone expected the cease-fire that went into effect recently to last very long, so we can do away with pretending to be surprised that Qassams are being launched into Israel. How long did that take…72 hours? 96 hours? As I said in this post:
…the ‘truce’ will be short lived. Someone in Gaza won’t be able to stop themselves from firing a Qassam or a GRAD rocket that will hurt or kill an Israeli or a foreign worker.
As a contrast to all the depressing news I’ve been posting about lately, I figured a chuckle was in order. Plus, its morning in America and I’m still tired. Enjoy!!
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In yet another case of some Haredim having way too much time on their hands, the latest crusade has been against MP4 players that are pre-loaded with content being sold in Mea Shearim. There was a discussion/ruling on this at and by the 
In contrast to the awful deal approved the other day for the return of the bodies of Regev and Goldwasser, the Knesset finally did something intelligent they should have done a long time ago. They finally 
I was a little sad to wake up this morning and see that the 
energy sources to power the world that won’t send us all to hell in a hand basket. There is great interest in the US and the world over in alternative energy sources.
Mortars continue to rain down
I don’t think anyone expected the cease-fire that went into effect recently to last very long, so we can do away with pretending to be surprised that