Folks, this Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2006 will be the fifth Yahrzeit for Rav Binyamin and Talyia Kahane. Rav Binyamin Zev Kahane continued the work of his father for ten years, until he himself was murdered by Muslims in a drive-by shooting near Ofrah in an attack that also wounded five of their children. Rav Binyamin Zev Kahane dedicated his life and his tremendous talents to disseminating the Jewish...
Never Again
Rabbi Kahane’ first book was called “Never Again“. It was a slogan he coined in regard to the Holocaust – that never again will Jews sit by quietly. Unfortunately, this slogan has been stolen, misused and manipulated for all kinds of purposes. The latest and most obscene example exists in Israel now. In every post office in Israel, a massive sign hangs, selling stamps honoring...
Levying the jizya tax in the Palestinian Authority
Jizya is a tax specified in the Koran (9:29) to be paid by non-Muslim males living in dar al-Islam, that is, under Muslim political rule. In theory, it is what non-Muslims pay extra for the privilege of being protected by the Muslim state, in whose military they may not serve. In fact, beyond the often penurious sums involved, it has a humiliating quality to it, reminding the kafirs that they are...
All you really need to know
JanJan, over at With Issue, writes:
All you really need to know about the Palestinians is revealed in this quote from Mohammad Daoud, the architect of the Munich Olympics Massacre.
“We did not target Israeli civilians,” he said. “Some of them (the athletes) had taken part in wars and killed many Palestinians. Whether a pianist or an athlete, any Israeli is a soldier.”
PA TV: Expel Israelis from Israel
Itamar Marcus of Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli monitor of Arab media, condemned the Palestinian Authority for broadcasting a feature that called for the expulsion of Israelis from Israel. “It is time for you [Israelis] to be gone,” said a voice over images of Tel Aviv and an Israeli flag. “Live wherever you like, but don’t live among us. It is time for you to be gone...
Palestinian bomber kills Israeli at checkpoint
A palestinian suicide bomber blew up when Israeli soldiers tried to search him at a roadblock in the West Bank on Thursday. An Israel Defense Forces officer and two palestinians were killed, and three Israeli soldiers and six palestinians were wounded. The officer killed in the attack was named as Lieutenant Ori Binamo, 21, from Nesher. Military officials said the bomber was on his way to carry...
Jews in Rome light Hannukah Candles at Iran embassy
Members of Rome’s Jewish community lit Hannukah candles in front of the Iranian Embassy on Wednesday in what they said was a peaceful response to comments by the Iranian president that the Holocaust was a “myth.” Two of the people who lit candles were concentration camp survivors, and a third was an Iranian Jew.
Jewish children await ‘Bubbie and Zadie’
Folks, our friend Danny Bloom at Jewish Blogography is the author of the much-loved childrens book entitled “Bubbie and Zadie Come to My House.” Read here about Danny Bloom and his story of Bubbie and Zadie, a diminutive grandma and grandpa, bundled up for the cold, who are able to fly through the skies on the first night of Hanukkah. Bubbie and Zadie once lived in Alaska but later...
2005 Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards Update
Nominations for the 2005 Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards (JIB) on the Israellycool.com web site for 16 different categories concluded Sunday, December 18 and I am excited to announce that Smooth Stone has made it to the final nominations in the Best Israel Advocacy Blog Category and my second blog, Divest from “Palestine” has made it into the final nominations in the Best New Blog...
A wave of Islamist terror sweeps over Bangladeshi press at year’s end
Reporters Without Borders and the Bangladesh Centre for the Development of Journalism and Communication (BCDJC) voiced deep concern today about a mounting wave of Islamist terrorism in Bangladesh and its impact on the press. At least 50 journalists and 10 publications have been threatened by terrorist groups in the past four months over supposedly “anti-Islamic” articles yet the government seems...