ZIHOP as Limited HangoutSource: truthaction.org
The Military Industrial Complex did not arise from some flaw in the American character, nor indeed from Zionism. It arose, simply put, because capital requires more capital, power more power still. Powerful states act out.
Religious, homophobic hate surges in L.A. countySource:
Partially fueled by the election of President Barack Obama and the statewide controversy over gay marriage, hate crimes based on sexual orientation shot up 21 percent in Los Angeles County last year, while religious crimes increased 14 percent, according to a county report releas …
Hezbollah gears up for new war with IsraelSource: Guardian Unlimited
Hezbollah is rapidly rearming in preparation for a new conflict with Israel, fearing that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will attack Lebanon again prior to any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Last week, Israeli commandos seized a ship in the Mediterranean loaded with almo …

Two men were shot early today inside a synagogue in north Hollywood, California, Police said.both men were shot in the legs at the synagogue. Both men are hospitalized. Their injuries are not life threatening. They are in stable condition.

Where did that darn religion go? Did it fall between the couch cushions? Did I leave it hanging in the front door? Let's see...
Republican chairmen apologize for Jew remarkSource: msnbc.com
Two Republican county officials in South Carolina have apologized after they disparaged Jews in a newspaper opinion piece in support of a fiscally conservative U.S. senator.
Between Samoa & SamariaSource: The New Media Journal Headline News
Recently, tragedy struck Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean in the form of a tidal wave triggered by an earthquake. American Samoa is an unincorporated state southeast of independent Samoa. As I heard the reports come in, I couldn't help but ponder the irony here.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, is a JewSource: riverscrap.typepad.com
Oy! You spend your whole life trying to distance yourself from the Jewish faith. You give speech after speech calling for the abolition of that cursed Zionist state. You truly aspire to be the best anti-Semite you can be.

I'm an atheist. I don't believe in a god or a higher being or an intelligent designer or whatever any religious person wants to refer to the mythical being or idea or concept as. Being an atheist is not a different form of religion or a different kind of faith.
Obama turns cool on Israel :: Nolan FinleySource: detnews.com
A disturbing thing has happened on the long and winding road to Middle East peace. Suddenly, the major obstacle is a few apartments going up in existing Israeli settlements on the West Bank.
U.S. to Push Peace in Middle East Media Campaign Source: The New York Times
George J. Mitchell likes to remind people that he labored for 700 days before reaching the Good Friday accord that brought peace to Northern Ireland. So the fact that Mr.
The 9th of Av's new tearsSource: The L.A. Times
An apocryphal story is told of Napoleon Bonaparte entering a darkened synagogue and observing weeping Jews, sitting on low stools. Asking what misfortune had occurred to cause such behavior, he was informed that it was the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av.

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
In Annapolis, a miracle worthy of sainthood?Source: The Baltimore Sun
We should always keep in mind the following comment from Albert Einstein:
"The more I study science the more I believe in God."
- (Einstein, as cited in Holt 1997).
The tragedy of the Yemeni Jews :: Lyn JuliusSource: Guardian Unlimited
The last Jews of Yemen are leaving. They are packing their bags and moving to Israel or the US. A community dating back to Biblical times is on the brink of extinction.

Making the world safe, calm and a lot more stable has been an idea many have pondered over. I have been an infidel for so long I just couldn't see it. We all need to convert to islam.
Israel to build new settlement in West BankSource:
The Maskiyot project was first mooted some three years ago, and was intended to house Jewish settler families evacuated from Gaza following Israel's 2005 unilateral pullout from the strip.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a Jew? Questions are being raised. Source:
The world is truly an interesting place; the more I read of things, events, people, and places it never ceases to amaze me what people say. This seed gives a theory about Ahmadinejad whose family may be religious converts to Islam from Judaism.