An Israeli in Iraq

Another remarkable story from Ynetnews:
David, 25, wasn’t satisfied with ambushes in Lebanon and the front lines in Gaza while serving in Givati’s Shaked battalion. After he completed his IDF service he went to the U.S. to travel and work, but after two of his friends were killed in the territories, he decided to [...]

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Navy wants Piece of the Action, too

Ahead of a possible Israeli strike on the Iranian nuclear program, the Navy is now throwing its head in the ring:
Submarines may be used for hitting strategic targets outside Israel’s territory, chief commander of the IDF’s submarine fleet, Colonel Yoni, stated. “The submarine task force is preparing for any scenario the State of [...]

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Why SoE should be Compulsory Reading for young Israelis

Ynetnews reports:
Many youngsters clueless on Entebbe New survey shows 30 percent of Israelis aged 18 to 22 clueless regarding Entebbe rescue mission of 1976
Some 30 percent of Israelis aged 18 to 22 are clueless regarding the Entebbe rescue operation of 1976, according to a new survey conducted by Shiluv.
The study, published by [...]

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Israel sponsors the Gunners

maAfter Alemannia Aachen and Ajax Amsterdam, Arsenal London has just become the third soccer club worshipped by SoE:
Israel strikes sponsorship deal with Arsenal
The two-year, £350,000 agreement will see Israel being promoted on pitch-side billboards and TV screens at Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium in London.
Arsenal said it had cleared the deal with officials in [...]

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Bastogne, December 2005

A tribute, 61 years after the battle. See more impressive pictures here. (Hattip: JB)

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Winner of the Costume Contest (self-declared)

Inspired by an article from the Washington Post, I dressed myself up as a Guantanamo Bay detainee for carnival this year:
….one detainee was wrapped in an Israeli flag and bombarded with loud music in an apparent attempt to soften his resistance to interrogation. (Hattip: JS)
I doubt, however, that the music at Guantanamo [...]

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Rare Case of Sanity

…spotted at Düsseldorf’s Rosenmontagszug, the local street carnival:
On the coffin it says “freedom of opinion,” alluding to the reluctance of many carnival clubs to make the Cartoon Intifada a topic of carnival motives.
In recent years, vehicles had looked markedly different:Angela Merkel is crawling out of Uncle Sam’s behind. [...]

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A Wish granted, an important Game won

On the day before the game, Dieter Hecking, Alemannia Aachen’s trainer, had expressed a wish in Aachen’s local newspaper: “An early goal would be great.” After 35 seconds played against LR Ahlen, the wish was granted by Sascha Rösler, who scored the 1:0. In the remaining 89 minutes, Alemannia managed to hold on the lead [...]

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News from Molvania

For daily updates on the situation in Molvania/Georgia, please check out this website – “impartial, informative, insightful.” A great read every day. Today’s top stories form a Gesamtkunstwerk, as usual:

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Look who digs Israeli Passports.

Ynetnews.com reports:
Fake passports big hit with Iranians, Turks
In the past few weeks, more then 10 Iranian nationals were caught carrying forged Israeli passports, Israel’s leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. (…)
The Israeli passport is considered to be one of the easiest passports to forge and can be [...]

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