Senior Hezbollah man dies in 'unclear circumstances' or... assassinated

Qatari newspaper 'Al Arab' says senior Hezbollah figure killed in southern Lebanon Monday. Here is the news as published by 'Al Arab' (translated from Arabic By Google, not first class translation):  ...

Where is Georgia's Map on Google?

In this sudden burst of war between Georgia and Russia, Google Maps as an 'impartiall observer', removed the map details from the Georgian map , preventing the map from being used by the...

The Show in Beijing

Here is a dissident opinion (not mine..) on the opening show of the Beijing Olympiad "The fireworks and show at the Olympic stadium in Beijing Friday made it clear that the opening ceremony was a...

Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies

News without opinion. " Celebrated poet (Mahmoud Darwish)  passes at age 67 in Houston hospital following complications after open-heart surgery " "Revered as the Palestinians' national poet, Darwish was...

The ‘Swap Prisoner’ as a Readymade

The 'swap prisoner culture. Facts and opinion. I 'admire' the Israeli jail system, specializing in producing healthy educated terrorist. Samir Kuntar is such a product. Manufactured in 29 years of precision work,...

Mohamed Suleiman in charge of the Syrian nuclear program assassinated

News without Opinion. YNET in his today (August 4, 2008) hebrew edition claims that Mohamed Suleiman was in charge of the Syrian nuclear program, see here.   "Mohammed Suleiman, a top military...

Hamas raids Fatah stronghold in Gaza, 20 Fatah men fleeing into Israel

08.02.08, 19:44 Israel time. News without Opinion. Hamas rulers are called 'the new Mongols'. " Islamist group' security forces raid stronghold of Fatah-allied Hilles clan in Gaza City. In retaliation,...

Olmert announces will not run in primaries and quit once new Kadima leader is...

Now, Israel time 20.15 ,  Israeli PM Ehud Olmert announce 30 minute ago, on prime time on channel 10, that he will not run in Kadima primaries.The meaning is that PM Olmert bring to an...

After Gaza blast Hamas imprison 200 Fatah man in 'Gaza's Guantanamo'

Facts and opinion. 07.26.08 The bomb blasts events between Hamas and Fatah In Gaza, reveal a 'Gaza's Guantanamo' prison, a suggestive name,  innocent  passersby killed by the Fatah bombs including...

The warm farewell from D. Gillerman, Israeli's envoy to the UN, will not chan...

Facts and Opinion. I am not sure If the following statements from the Iranian VP Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, at a tourist convention in Tehran., where said in connections with Dan Gillerman's departure from the...

US has given "amber light" to Israeli plan for strike on Iran

Saber-rattling is intensifying, but here in Israel "things are as usual"..I drink my first morning cafe. " President George W Bush has told the Israeli government that he may be prepared to approve a future...