My good friend Dr. Efraim Zuroff, the head of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre’s Israeli office publised a very interesting article in the Jerusalem Post, analyzing President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo and pointing out the faults of it.
Zuroff argues that Obama, when he said that “the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be denied” – an obvious reference not to the destruction of the Second Temple and the …

81-year-old Moshe Kedar and 67-year-old Mordechai Hersch, both Israelis, got famous overnight, when they tried to smuggle an astonishing 12.5 tons (yes, twelve and a half TONS) of marijuana into Britain last Tuesday.
The Sun reports of the partners in crime, saying they were arrested after a tug boat arrived at Southampton, carrying marijuana worth 36 million pounds.
The drug haul was so large it needed SIX sessions in a special incinerator to destroy it. Investigators …

Un-be-lie-va-ble:
Pupils as young as five were left ‘confused and worried’ after a school assembly to explain homosexuality.
Teachers played a recording of Elton John’s Your Song before explaining that the singer is homosexual and what the term means.
The children were then shown images of same-sex couples.
Parents said the experience left some pupils afraid to cuddle each other in the playground in case other children thought they were gay.
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When parents complained to the headmaster, they claim they …

According to Channel 4 News’ exclusive poll, Labour party members no longer have confidence in Gordon Brown’s leaderhip – a majority think he should step dow before the election and more than one in five think he should go immediately.
Two thirds believe Mr Brown isn’t able to communicate his ideas effectively to the public – and almost half think he is weak and indecisive.
The survey also reveals the impact of the expenses crisis – Mr …

Fortunately, not in London. But it was snowing in Scotland only yesterday:
Yesterday, we were shivering in summer’s first dusting of snow. Yes, snow.
After the hottest spell of the year so far, sleet and snow swept in across northern parts of Britain while the rest of the country also cooled down considerably.
The Cairngorms in Scotland were the chilliest, with temperatures falling to zero while the Pennines and Cumbrian fells managed a mere 3c (37f).
Even by British …

On 10th of November, 1942, after the victory in El Alamein, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said his famous words: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
He had to wait for almost two years to see the beginning of the end – because that’s what the Normandy Landings were.
On 6th of June, 1944, the Normandy Landings commenced. The …