Who won?

Blood libels

Oh, and by the way, in other news, the UN backtracked on claim that it was the IDF strike hit Gaza school today.
It turns out that the school was not hit after all.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1061189.html
"The IDF on Tuesday released video footage showing Palestinian militants firing from the school compound and carrying a rocket launcher with them as they flee the scene. "


But you wouldn't get that from the international media of course. Nor will Ban Kee moon retract his outraged, unprecedented personal condemnation; nor will Aradwan apologize for calling to banish Israel fro the UN.
Why? Because you can always get away with accusing Israel. You know, blood libels.

Hizbolah Honda

Buy a hybrid. Or better yet, bike and use public transportation. (thanks to Ilan)

Reply in kind

I was asked at a formal diner by a very smart person yesterday whom I hardly know, why Israel does not respond "in kind" to Hamas' rockets. I asked him if he thought that if Israel used its schools as a launching pad for 2,300 WWII-technology rockets, aimed into Gaza's most populous neighborhoods, the world would finally accept our actions as "justified and proportional". Then he asked to stop talking about it because I was inappropriate.

The Day of Atonement

Yom Kipur in Tel Aviv

Nice day for a bike ride to a sewage plant

I rode to Deer Island with MassBike on Saturday. No, it's not an island. Home to the misfits of the day, it was a place of confinement for native Americans in the 18th century, and in the 21st century, it stores and treats our waste matter. Those stunning cylinders hide a foul secret.

Boston's segregated reality was again brought to life, as we visited East Boston, Revere, Winthrop and Everett, places I had never before visited.

עבודה עברית

Avoda Ivrit is a glitzy project of new versions for songs spanning Israel's 60 years of independence. Two such projects were initiated, the first covering 50 songs, and released to commemorate Israel's 50th anniversary. The second came out last year to mark Israel's 60th, and you guessed it, included 60 songs. Some are spectacular (Assaf Amdursky, Aya Korem and more). You can buy the songs in full (and as ring-tones) for your phone. A fitting tribute to the country with more cell phones than people.