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Haveil Havalim #113

Welcome to the April 22, 2007 edition of haveil havalim.

Welcome to the 113rd edition of Haveil Havalim. Due to time constraints I plan to include no more than two posts from each blogger. (I might forget, but that's the plan.)

Antisemitism

Drew Kaplan's Blog wonders whether rapper 50 cents was being antisemitic in 50 Cent & Jewish Lawyers. I also wondered about this regarding Michael Ray Richardson.

Town Crier is shocked by Gov. Tommy Thompson's comments about Jews in He Said What?

The Volokh Conspiracy discusses Jewish Tradition: regarding Gov Thompson's awkward comments .

SimplyJews.Agent Azure, presents Islamic Hate Film Gets PG Rating.

History News Network presents OXFORD UNION TO DEBATE
JEWISH LOBBY'S "UNDUE INFLUENCE".

Yom Hashoah

Letters of Thought presents Thoughts on the March of the Living.

ConservaJew presents her thoughts on Yom HaShoah.

The Muqata shows the pictures that testify to a massacre at Accusing Shoes, Empty Shoes.

Likelihood of Success disputes the wisdom of criminalizing Holocaust denial in Thought crimes of the depraved? criminalizing Holocaust denial.

Bookworm Room presents Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Esser Agaroth presents On Yom HaSho'ah...You're Not Gonna Like it.....

Freedom tells a terrible but inspiring story in The Proper Way to Die

Friar Yid presents Who is a "Real" Survivor?.

Our Children Are The Guarantors takes an opposing view in Trusting
in HaShem after the Holocaust .

Israel Matzav
observed how Israel's leaders observed Yom Hashoah Olmertand Livni meet with Holocaust denier .

Shiloh Musings reports on the El Al's decision to play only Holocaust related movies on Yom Hashoah.

Media criticism

My Right Word posts an Alan Johnston Update

SimplyJews presents a critique he'd rather not have written Tony Greenstein in 3 easy steps.

V's Jewish Blog makes a compelling argument about the uplifting nature of the prize winning picture of Amona Pulitzer Prize Picture - Nili Speaks - I Disagree.

Israel Matzav writes about Britain's National Union of Journalists votes to boycott Israel.

Backspin wonders NUJ Boycott: A Reward For Palestinian Journalists?.

The Spine wonders if the Palestinians are smarter than the British .

Alternatively Adloyada suggests that the British journalists' union accepts Palestinian bribe .

AbbaGav suggests a different (more truthful) statement Not a Boycott. A "Gesture of Support".

Mere Rhetoric observes that the NYT Get Pulitzer For Exploring Life of Imam and Mosque, Forgetting To Mention Anti-Jewish Shooting Rampages Thing . Just a detail.

The Real Hamas

YID With LID writes about Bob Novak's Devious Sense of Timing .

NRO Media Blog presents Palestinian Education Minister Slams Robert Novak. who apparently can't win for trying to find a Palestinian moderate.

In Context provides evidence of the phony Split.

YID With LID presents another moderate in Kill the Jews! Kill The Americans! Pali Parliament Speaker Says .

Activism

The Hall of the Goblin King tells us about MASS RABBINIC ARREST

My Right Word realizes with pride Finally, I Appear in a Conspiracy Theory .

Boker Tov Boulder wonders Which is which? . Is there a difference in the lunacy of Iran's president and that of respected American academics?

Humor

Letters of Thought encounters difficulty carrying a suspicious substance in Help! He Has Yogurt .

Rabbi without a cause writes Of rooms, Brides, Feet and Dominance but only with his wife's permission.

Jewish Blogmeister presents The Shlissel Challah Story..... . And he couldn't have told me about in time for it to help me?

Life in Israel presents funny story with former Israeli minister.

Sports

SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated writes about "a documentary chronicles the rich history of Jewish basketball players in America and Israel" in The First Basket. Did you know that the NBA was once dominated by Jewish players?

Solomonia writes about Goldberg in Big Yid.

Israel

Not Quite Perfect does her regular creative job with Israeli Charm Bracelet on Flickr - Photo Sharing! and Yom Hazikaron 5767 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!.

Me-Ander contemplates Memorial Day - Yom Hazikaron in Remembering.
And for Yom Ha'atzma'ut she has two displays of photographs of Israeli flags.

Family Travel: See The World With Your Kids offers suggestions for Visiting Israel.

Crossing the Rubicon3 presents Chilling a look at the effects of terror .

Clarity & Resolve notes that a Former Mossad Head: Let's Do the World a Favor. Shall we call it addition by subtraction?

Elder of Ziyon writes that All you need to know about Hezbollah/Syria can be seen at Shebaa Farms . Imagine that. Syria cedes land to Lebanon to justify Hezbollah. What moderation.

Smooth Stone presents From the LOL department: Lebanon to seek war reparations from Israel . And believe it or not I'm sure that this story will get some "legs."

Seraphic Secret recalls Seraphic Secret: Time Capsule: The Author .

Israellycool documents The Inhumanity the Palesitnians impose on their own.

A Mother in Israel objects to a Rabbi's claims about daycare in Rabbi:
These are things that are not learned at home.

Life in Israel considers the mixed blessing advances present in losing
skills by improving technology .

Yehuda observes that if you give people incentives to be corrupt, they will be in Today's Lesson is How to Avoid Corruption .

J O S H U A PU N D I T wonders why some terrorists are supported by the United States in 4 Israelis wounded in driveby shooting by Condi's favorite terrorists.

Israel Matzav notes an admission by a politician that confirms that a 19-year old girl falsely arrested and imprisoned for 'failing' to prevent assassination.

Not lost in work West Bank Mama observes how important words may get Lost in translation.

Jewish music

Jewish Blogmeister offers a Six 13 Volume 2: Jewish Acapella Review . For the Omer.

Blog in Dm writes about Voices for Israel releases "Keeping The Faith".

Ari's Blog offers his thoughts on Israel, Eurovision and the Holocaust .

Torah

Reb Chaim HaQoton presents Happy Birthday! a contemplation of the significance of one's birthday in Judaism. Did you see this Ignoble Experiment?

Daf notes presents Daf Yomi - Chagigah 12 - CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WORLD, CREATION OF DARKNESS AND THE BLESSING ON THE MANNA excellent discussions on the Daf whether or not you're doing Daf.

Laz - A - Fare has Parsha thoughts at Parshas Tazria - Metzora 5767. His divrei Torah are always worth checking out. Almost every Friday.

ZCHUS AVOS YOGEN ALEINU presents Exclusive - Segula & Minhagim Excerpt From Forthcoming Book, 9 Spiritual Months: A Treasury of Jewish Insights for Pregnancy, Birth, & Beyond.

Judaism

Our Children Are The Guarantors writes his thoughts on Trusting in HaShem after the Holocaust .

Life in Israel disagrees and writes that an objection to a practice is not a Haredi attempt at control.

A Simple Jew presents Question & Answer With Rabbi Tal Zwecker - Avodah For The Common Man .

Life of Rubin Blog is caught by his wife in Weird Moments in Jewish Speech. .

Radical Torah presents Health and connection with God by Velveteen Rabbi.

Personal

Random thoughts writes I Can't Remember Grandpa as his life becomes more distant .

Sarah's View presents Makeover.

Ari's Blog writes Reconnecting With My Hassidic Heritage II (Or, the Bar Mitzvah Anti-Climax).

Politics

Oleh Musings presents Some Rebuttals " ... to some frequently used arguments on pro-palestinian terrorist blogs. Of course, it was rejected when submitted there as a comment..."

Smooth Stone presents Israel cannot be blamed for pan-Arab roots of al-Haram (shame). Yes "shame" seems to excuse just about everything, in certain contexts.

Verbiage writes Community Meeting addressed Muggings in Baltimore.

Little Green Footballs reports that newly elected Rep Keith Ellison suggest ...to Jews: Reach Out to CAIR . Maybe CAIR could reach out to Jews by unconditionally condemning terror against Israel.

Virginia Tech

Jewish Current Issues gives the details of the Farewell to Liviu Librescu .

Cross-Currents links to further details at Chesed Shel Emes and the VT Massacre.

BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS writes about IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY .

The Ignoble Experiment, a.k.a. Live Dangerously! writes of a psychological persepctive of the VTech massacre in No Motive.

Greetings from the French Hill presents VTech Shooter Fit Profile of Assassin "Reader Discretion is advised."

Divided We StandUnited We Fall presents Quantifying Horror. comparing violence elsewhere to the VTech massacre for context.

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