Posts Tagged ‘ Israel ’
According to multiple – sources, former US President Jimmy Carter has agreed to a public debate with Alan Dershowitz. This event will be streamed live from Brandeis where Carter’s tush-whooping will take place. Here’s to many a “Dersho-wizz-bang” and “Dersho-what-now” as Alan the Annihilator takes Jimbo to school[ READ MORE ]
After my last blog entry, I got a comment from someone who had apparently been reading my blog for awhile now (through #lugradio) and saw I was in Israel. I immediately got an invite from him to come to the Haifa LUG in order to meet everyone. Although I was not able to make it [ READ MORE ]
In about 15 minutes, I’m leaving for Israel. I’ll be back in two weeks once I’ve thoroughly gotten my Zionist on[ READ MORE ]
In a proud moment for me, as a Zionist and a Computer Science student, Israeli CS folks have announced that they have uncovered a critical flaw in the Linux pseudo-random number generator. Yasher Koakh and thank you to them. Paper here and Digg here[ READ MORE ]
In looking over the official website of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, I have come to a conclusion: This organization is misleading. This may seem harsh at first. Let’s break it down. A Google search for the word “Israel” on the BTVS website yields “about 15,100” results. A Google search for the word “Palestinian” yields “about 12,700” [ READ MORE ]
I lift my eyes to mountains and sky, Hashem is there in the rocks and in the clouds. I find your animating force in things all around me, and I feel holiness in the cosmos I cannot see. Each atom rejoices in the glory of existance, The sould of Yerushalayim smiles with love for you. [ READ MORE ]
Lord raise me up, raise my soul up Lift my spirits and restore me to Zion Far too long have I spent my days away from study Far too long have I spent away from you I can never know you from where I sit The sunshine of your glory is out of reach The [ READ MORE ]
Ok, so in a quick survey of some interesting news posts, please peruse the following: Iranian president says that Israel is a “disgraceful blot” that should be “wiped off the map.” only to be scolded by Condi earlier today. (ABC NEWS) The U.S. CIA is using what is being called a “stolen laptop” filled with [ READ MORE ]
Even when it was happening a great deal of the community sort of bounced around the idea that former Palestinian terror leader Yasser Arafat was dying of something other than old age. I has long been theorized in a ha ha only serious sort of way that he was a homosexual because he was never [ READ MORE ]
As I sit here with my old buddy Eran Markose, I remember the many good times I used to have with our wonderful family friends. With Noam off in the army now, it is nice to see the parts of the family that could make it during their all too short stay in the states. [ READ MORE ]