According to the Israel Meteorological Institute there is still a possibility of very light rain in central and southern Israel on Thursday but it will get significantly cooler. On Friday the weather will get fair and slightly warmer, but still cooler than average for this time of the year. On Saturday it will be [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The weather is with Hamas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cloudcover over Gaza Strip, Clouds over Gaza, Gaza forecast, Gaza weather, Hamas, IDF tanks fighting in Gaza, Israel, Israel and Hamas, Israel weather, Weather over Israel and Gaza on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What next for Israel against Hamas?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, Fighting in Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza war, Hamas and Israel, IDF tanks, IDF YouTube, Israel Hamas ceasefire, Israel's tough choices in Gaza, Tzipi Livni on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Day Four of the Gaza War, and we’re heading into Day 5 with some mixed feelings and a lot of questions.
The shine of the first two days’ heavy aerial bombardment of Gaza is rapidly wearing off with targets running out and Hamas resurgent. The IAF is still attacking rocket crews and tunnels, but increasingly [...]
Likud taunts Livni with Nasrallah-boy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hassan Nasrallh, Israeli elections, Kadima, Likud, Livni-boy, negative campaigns, Obama girl, Obama video, Sagiv Asulin, Tzipi Livni on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seems everyone is jumping on the ‘I got a crush on Obama’ video.
After a relatively unknown member of Knesset, Sagiv Asulin of the Likud got a pretty fan to do a spoof of the original Obama video. This one’s actually pretty good.
Gaza war weather report
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hamas and IDF, Hamas rockets, IDF, Israel and Hamas, Israel military in Gaza, Weather in Gaza, Weather in Israel on December 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE: So I was off by one day; I predicted Sunday but the IAF went in Saturday.
According to defense sources, the Israeli cabinet has given the IDF a green light to attack Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip following the end of the ceasefire last week. On Wednesday, Hamas and other Palestinian groups fired [...]
What’s eating the Israeli driver #2?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Shinar, Israel bus accident, Israeli driver on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“The road was very narrow, but for some reason our driver decided to overtake [the other bus]. People were cut to pieces,” Natalia Gavrilova, a Russian tourist who survived Tuesday’s horrible bus crash near Eilat, said from her hospital bed.
Three factors influence any driving situation: the road, the car and the driver. Newer roads and [...]