Tag Archives: Israel
Israel: ‘Messianic’ leaders mislead public
The recently retired chief of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency has described the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, as men driven by ”messianic feelings” and said that he had ”no faith” in them to lead a … Continue reading
Filed under Employees, Fellow-believers, Judaism, Manufactured outrage, Non-believers, Officials, Stupidity, Taxpayers, Troops
Australia: Christian finds bus station, God
On Line Opinion Crucifixion generally happened on busy roads so all should see and be intimidated by the horrific scene of slow, agonising death and subsequent decay. Some scholars argue that the body would have been left to rot and … Continue reading
Filed under Fellow-believers, Mystical woo, Protestant sects, Stupidity
Israel: We don’t need ‘show cause’ with God on our side
SMH With her muscles wasting and her heart under increasing strain, 30-year-old Hana al-Shalabi is on her 41st day without food, and doctors say her condition is worsening by the day. She has been joined by at least 29 Palestinian … Continue reading
Israel: Air strikes kill 15
SMH Israel pounded Gaza for the second day in a row Saturday, trading airstrikes and rocket fire with Palestinian militants and killing 15 of them as the deadliest Gaza violence in over a year showed no signs of abating. Despite … Continue reading
Filed under Human rights abuse, Islamicism, Judaism, Non-believers, Religious wars, Troops
Israel: Brave woman resists Orthodox Jewish bigotry
Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News A woman passenger on a public bus from Ashdod to Jerusalem Friday was told by an ultra-Orthodox male passenger to move to the back of the bus. The man held the door of the … Continue reading
Israel: Proudly marching into the past, one technology at a time
Haaretz Daily Newspaper The first step was a kosher-certified cell phone, approved by the rabbinical committee for telecommunications and deliberately devoid of many modern capabilities including text messaging, video options, internet and access to sex lines. Picking up where its … Continue reading
Israel: ten killed in Gaza hostilities
SMH Israeli airstrikes killed nine Palestinian members of Islamic Jihad’s armed wing in southern Gaza on Saturday, according to the militant group. And Gaza militants fired salvos of rockets at cities in southern Israel, killing one Israeli and wounding at … Continue reading
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Israel: Jewish throwbacks protest girls’ school
Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox residents of Beit Shemesh staged a demonstration Tuesday evening outside a religious girls’ school in the city, in protest of the Education Ministry’s decision to open the school near haredi neighborhoods. Senior Beit … Continue reading
Israel: Good enough to fight, not good enough to sing
Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews Four of the nine religious cadets who walked out of a military event as a female soldier began singing solo will be dismissed from their officers’ course, an IDF committee has decided. The remaining five soldiers … Continue reading
Israel: Hezbollah attack kills eight
SMH The attack by gunmen on bus 392, crowded with holiday-makers and Israeli soldiers going home for the weekend, has pulled the bloodshed in Syria and political instability elsewhere in the region into sharp focus. Eight Israelis – six civilians … Continue reading
