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Haveil Havalim #70

Welcome back. Thanks for visiting Haveil Havalim #70 for your reading pleasure broken down into nice small (and not so small categories). If you submitted multiple nominations please understand that I am not inclined to include more than two items from any one blogger. I like to give exposure to as many blogs as possible; so please don't feel slighted or unloved. :-)

Life and politics in Israel

We'll start off with a post from Life in Israel as he tells about Variety at the Kotel as he recently greeted the Shabbos/Shabbat/Sabbath. It's a wonderful description with contrasting photographs (taken before the Sabbath!)

Ya'aqov Ben-Yehudah has the text of a special Al Hanissim commemorating Yom Yerushalayim, the day the Kotel (Western Wall) and Temple Mount was captured by Israel in the 1967 war.

Me-Ander answers a meme and recalls why she made Aliyah.

In Denmark many years ago the question was "To be or not to be?" But for Israel Matzav (in Israel) the question is whether Israel will be like Denmark or Sweden.

Israpundit describes how Israel is a security asset for the United States (h/t Hashmonean).

MidEast: On target considers the learning curve of new Defense Minister Amir Peretz.

Israel Matzav figuratively hacks the hacks who demand that Israel Surrender Now.

Dry Bones has Deja Vu - back to 1991.

Israel Perspectives is proud to have been cited in FrontPage Magazine. Yes it was a few months ago, but it still feels so good.

The War on Terror

Elder of Ziyon learns something about morality and the differing aims of Israel and its enemies from Israel's reaction to the Kfar Kassem massacre and corrects an Iranian press release in the process.

Fundamentally Freund emphasizes the Palestinian emphasis in Those who celebrate death.

Life of Rubin on the other hand has links to memories of Daniel Wultz.

Mensa Barbie links to an interview with Brigitte Gabrielle, a Lebanse Christian who owes her life to Israel to emphasize the dangers of a Palestinian state. (The video is 45 minutes long and may take a while to download.)

Israelly Cool! celebrates A good day for the good guys.

Shiloh Musings breathes a sigh of relief after a close call.

Deja Vu writes about how appeasing gangs has endangered Brazil and the lesson that holds for Israel.

Many in the media have been celebrating (yes, celebrating) the deployment of a new Hamas run "police" force. Mensa Barbie has it right. It is the great uniting of terror groups.

Jewish rights in Israel

There's an online database of documents presenting Israel's rights to Israel. (h/t Me-Ander)

Don's Mideast Musings refutes the notion of a Palestinian Holocaust.

The Hashmonean wonders why activities practiced everywhere else are condemned when Israel does them.

Palestinian money woes

Israel Matzav tells us that it's important to stop the Palestinian dependence on foreign aid.

AbbaGav makes a similar argument in Aksa Brigades Threatens US and Europe, No Sign Of Charles Bronson

Elder of Ziyon echoes the sentiment in his Canonical list of reasons idiots give to fund Palestinian Arabs

Meryl Yourish notes that for a people without money, those uncorruptable, upstanding leaders from Hamas seem to have no shortage of cash.

It's almost Supernatural reports that the Palestinians have destroyed even more greenhouses.

And as View from a Height notes, It's all Israel's fault. Isn't it always.

Mr. Olmert goes to Washington

Hedgehog Central reports on a recent appearance on the Hugh Hewitt show of Frank Gaffney who wants Israel to STOP THE INSANITY.

Jerusalem Watchman presents one Christian's view of the importance of the upcoming visit.

Shiloh-Musings muses about the differences between PM Olmert's planned "convergence" of communites like Shiloh and PM Sharon's disengagement plan.

I bugged Jewish Current Issues endlessly that I saw no difference between form PM Sharon's political plans and those of current PM Olmert. He didn't tell me to stop bugging him, but produced Convergence - What would sharon have done?

The Ignoble Experiment reports on a talk given by Herb Keinon.

Food for thought

Letter of thought decides to Wax Philosophical while in Vilna.

A simple Jew wonders about the missing pages.

In a post about the more mundane aspects of Life in Israel, he ponders the profundity of a lesson from my tile guy.

Remember the fish in Monsey who started talking in Yiddish a few years ago? According to Cross-Currents it has apparenly followed the path of Shabtai Tzvi and converted to Islam when it turned out that it was not a harbinger of the Moshiach (Messiah.)

Blog d'Ellisson is a rightfully proud father who graciously shares the Words of a wise daughter.

Elie's Expositions commemorates One year Gone.

Eurabia

The Ignoble experiment asks Guess who's coming to the World Cup?

Israel Matzav explains a schengen visa.

Secular Blasphemy wonders about the intelligence of Norway's pro-Hamas protesters.

IRIS documents the many attacks of Muslim gangs on women in Europe.

Greetings from French Hill presents an impressive list for a French "diplomat" to consider.

The Hashmonean is disappointed in Italy's new government.

Arts and Leisure

Kesher Talk announces Harry Potter and the Halakhic seal of Approval.

Life of Rubin presents My Guide to Jewish Children's Music & Video.

In Oz Yashir, Daled Amos offers Jewish Interpretations Of The Wizard Of Oz

Lag B'Omer
Bruce Springsteen (?) celebrates Lag B'Omer at Life in Isreal?

Points of Pinchas used to think that Lag B'Omer was about baseball. Now that he's an Oleh, he saw what it's really about; and has some wonderful pictures to prove it.

Biur Chametz discusses the origins of Lab B'Omer. Was it a mistake? My Obiter Dicta doesn't think so. Or at least that it doesn't matter.

Controversy and scandal

Greetings from French Hill issues A Red Alert for the Jewish Community

SerAndEz points to significant weaknesses in the New York Magazine article (aside from the central allegation.)

Elms in the Yard refused to move to the back of the bus.

My right word is losing count.

Academic Acrobats

Simply Jews intructs Prof Steven Rose with Some Facts.

My right word notes another silly academic.

Adloyada actually does know that another teachers union is Paving the way for a new boycott Israeli Universities; she also knows how to How to avoid the NATFHE boycott

Misc

Simply Jews smells that something is amiss with Daphna Baram's diatribe.

Second thoughts considers how inhumane Canada's immigration laws are.

Miriam's ideas has an idea that Jews are no longer interested in world domination. Carpools have really drained my interest in the subject.

The ignoble expermiment enjoys her graduation.

AJ History is also graduating and presents his final article for Commentator.

Like Jews everywhere Jack's Shack has a question: What do you call your blog?

The J-Blogosphere

The Ignoble Experiment writes of Operation J-Blogosphere (of which Haveil Havalim is a part.)

Crossing the Rubicon2 noted the fruits of the Ignoble Experiment's initiative: The Wikipedia article on the J-Blogosphere.

Another central point of the J-Blogosphere is a new blog called J-Blogosphere. (Credit to The Muqata and SerAndEz.)

SerAndEz and five other bloggers have started a new group blog: Just another Jewish Conspiracy.

To the many hosts and hostesses who have been so generous with their time, thank you for volunteering and having volunteered; you're the ones who do the work to keep this project going!

If there are any volunteers out there for future editions of Haveil Havalim please let me know. It's a lot of work, but 9 out of 10 hosts seem to enjoy it!

And there might some benefits in doing it. I saw this list at Jack's Shack. If you host, I'm not promising you riches or a beautiful/handsome movie star or Olam Haba, however you'll probably get a few extra hits!

WARNING: I still have several more posts to go. I hope to get through them this morning. So please check back. I also hope to have the schedule up for the next few weeks. I'm awaiting word about next week's hostess, but our e-mails seem to be missing each other.

WARNING II: I'm still not done yet. Check back this evening or tomorrow morning for the balance.

WARNING II: I'm finally done. Sorry I didn't do it all in a single posting. BTW, the Kosher Cooking Carnival #6 is up; check it out at Me-Ander.

UPCOMING Hosts/Hostesses:
#71 - May 28 - new hostess West Bank Mama - email her with your entries at westbankmama at fastmail dot fm
#72 - June 4 - the day after Shavous, Jack's Shack - email him at talktojacknow at sbcglobal dot net.

In addition to e-mail you may submit entries to Haveil Havalim using either Conservative Cat's handy dandy submission form or the submission form over at BlogCarnival.

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