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OLMERT GROWS A SET! Olmert tells Time magazine that Palestinian PM is a 'terrorist' Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas a "terrorist" and accused him of transferring more than $1 million to militants to carry out attacks against Israel, in an interview with Time magazine released Friday. REST OF STORY HERE Olmert Rejects Palestinian Right of Return By STEVEN ERLANGER TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in interviews published today that Israel would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to what is now Israel and that Israel bore no responsibility for the refugees, whose plight resulted from an attack by Arab nations on the fledgling state. READ THE REST HERE

WHO'S YOUR NEWEST "RAP" IDOL? PLEASE VOTE! We have two new entries for "rapper" this month - and in keeping pace with the rules set by American Idol... we'll let you - the blog reading public vote. The possible winners are: KARL ROVE or KHALID SHAIK MOHAMMED

HEY TOM FRIEDMAN - HAND, FOREHEAD, STAPLE! After three years, Tom Friedman finally answered the Clue Phone about the Bush Middle East policy. Or lack thereof.. Friedman's making me ill just looking at him... BLECH. And his words... oy. Why do I still read him? Well, I don't regularly but ocassionally,like a horrible accident, something catches my eye and I can't look away. Now tell me, did someone slip him the red pill?: "Can anyone look at what is happening � Palestinians, gripped by a collective madness, committing suicide, and Israelis, under a leadership completely adrift, building more settlements so fanatical Jews can live in the heart of Palestinian-populated areas � and not conclude the following: That these two nations are locked in an utterly self-destructive vicious cycle that threatens Israel's long-term viability, poisons America's image in the Middle East, undermines any hope for a Palestinian state and weakens pro-American Arab moderates. No,

REV. CHICKEN LITTLE WAKES UP What took you so long Rev.? At least this time he's right. But his credibility is shot. It will be interesting to see if the Political Correctedness of Islamophobia quashes this one. Pat Robertson Warns of Rising Political Clout by Muslims Christian Coalition founder and former presidential candidate Pat Robertson the election of Muslims like Rep. Keith Ellison and local officials in Houston pose a threat to America. "The curse of God is to bring in people who don't share your point of view and then ultimately destroy your civilization," Robertson said March 20 on his "700 Club" TV program. "Well, that's what we're facing for our children and grandchildren." Robertson's comments followed a segment on increasing numbers of Muslims becoming involved in politics at all levels. It viewed efforts like the Muslim American Society's Voting is Power campaign as evidence of Islam's growing political clout.

INSTANT MESSAGE STUD RETURNS Why oh why do these sex addicts, pervs, cheaters, liars and abusers lie? Or claim that the real victim was them? They get mad because someone caught them. They become righteously indignant that someone found out their little secret. And Damn It - someone had a tv camera or audio running to capture these lies. Nowadays - its the computer. Believe me, no matter how much you tell yourself you have deleted or erased something either from your own computer or a website? Its still there. Traces of it captured forever. And its not hard to find, people. I watched an NYPD Computer Technologist pull something out of what should have been cyber-oblivion 3 years ago. It took him all of 10 minutes. It took them even less time to verify that instant messages were not altered and where they came from, i.e. whose computers (IP traces) they came from. Scary. So Foley's back and Florida's pissed. Everyone's pissed because we found that what was being sa

ALBERTO GONZALES' DOG ATE IT! Most mornings, after I pull myself out of bed, with just a few hours sleep and before the sun comes up, make lunches, get my kids ready and to their separate buses (do not get me started about the NYC school busing disaster) I run to get some coffee and come home to check my RSS reader. I am a news junkie. I have been for a long time. Yes, I know. I am a just a "wild woman"!! Hahahaha. This morning as I was cleaning up the constant chaos in my living room I put on C-SPAN. No, I have never watched the talk shows much and I have always hated soap operas. Ick. So much for suburban housewife-ry! But lo' and behold, there were the hearings starring Alberto Gonzales. More riveting television has to wait for the Sopranos final season! Yes, C-SPAN folks. Like I said, I am just a "wild woman." I couldn't tear myself away. I laughed, I cried, I screamed "YOU LIAR" at the top of my lungs! Baruch Hashem the neighbors

BUBBA GIVES JIMMY A SOUTHERN STYLE SMACKDOWN OVER ISRAEL Another Clinton Smackdown on Carter Yesterday we reported on Bill Clinton diss of Jimmy Carter’s book in a letter to the American Jewish Committee. It turns out Bubba took a shot at Carter several weeks ago, in a March 6 appearance at the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County… The Union-Tribune reports… Clinton criticized former President Carter’s controversial book on the Middle East, which likens Israel’s policies to the apartheid system of South Africa. “If I were an Israeli, I wouldn’t like it because it’s not factually accurate and it’s not fair,” he said. (Hat Tip: Shmuel Ros ner of Ha’aretz )

DIVORCE HELL Take it from me, divorce is not fun. Especially from an abuser. In this case they both appear to be abusive. Orders of Protection are not fun either. So, what was THIS jury thinking? Warring couple wanted split, but jury sez no go BY NANCIE L. KATZ, JOTHAM SEDERSTROM and BILL HUTCHINSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Simon Taub beams after jury said his wife, Chana (below), can't divorce him - which may seem a strange reaction, considering the couple's warring ways. Their love may have died, their house may be divided, but New York's most notorious battling couple is going to have to stay married - by decision of the jury. In a divorce battle that has gotten more and more bizarre, Chana Taub asked a Brooklyn Supreme Court panel to dissolve her 21-year marriage to Simon Taub. Both listened in stunned silence Tuesday as the jury said they could not separate. The squabbling spouses each immediately claimed the other was going to resort to murder to do what the court d

TOO CLOSE TO HOME! My kids play here... well, not any more! Blocks from my home... Pray for the family & our children. Conflicting playground tales in slay BY WARREN WOODBERRY JR. and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Prosecutors were investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy who suffered a fractured skull on a Queens playground last week. Guarionex Montas, an honor student at Public School 127 in East Elmhurst, was at the school's playground with at least two other boys, including his 15-year-old brother, when he cracked his skull Friday. The injured teen went home about 5 p.m., complained of stomach pains and started bleeding from the mouth a few hours later. He was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where doctors found the fracture and a brain injury. The Queens boy died Saturday. His death was ruled a homicide due to blunt force trauma to the head. Witnesses, including the victim's brother, Jose Cepeda, told relatives and police wildly conflicting accounts

CALLING ALL WOMEN IN NY, NJ or PA! Be Present, Inc. One-Day Community Training Breaking Silences, Building Relationships: A Dialogue with Jews, Blacks, Whites, and People of Color Sunday April 15, 2007 Be Present invites you to participate in a journey that was started within our organization among Jewish, Black, and White women and girls. In 2006 this One-Day Community Training expanded to include men and boys. Join us in dialogue, as we each -- Jews of all races, Blacks, Whites, and People of Color -- take the risks to have the hard conversations about the impact of racism, antisemitism, gender, power, and class on our individual and collective well-being. The key to being a dependable advocate, friend, and ally to ourselves and those we love is to recognize, understand, and overcome the fears of becoming visible and giving voice to what we know. Participants will be introduced to the Be Present Empowerment Model SM , which teaches how to know ourselves outside the distress of op

Saudi king criticizes Arab divisiveness By LEE KEATH The Saudi king chastised Arab leaders for infighting and said their divisions have fueled turmoil around the Mideast, prodding them to take united action at a summit Wednesday aimed at reviving a peace offer to Israel. The gathering is to revive a 2002 initiative offering Israel peace with the Arab world if it withdraws from lands it seized in the 1967 Mideast war — a proposal the United States and Europe hope can bolster efforts to resume the stalled peace process. Arab leaders have refused calls for changes in the plan to win Israeli acceptance, but U.S. allies Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan want the summit participants to give them flexibility in promoting the offer to Israel and the West. Saudi King Abdullah opened the summit with a strongly worded speech, painting a bleak picture of the crises and bloodshed in the region — Lebanon, Iraq and Sudan — and lecturing the leaders that it was time to act. "The real blame should be

The Abuse of Holocaust Memory Abusing the memory of 6 million murdered Jews is a malicious method has most recently been employed by Iranian President Ahmadinejad and is an ongoing attack strategy against Israel. Why has ABC indulged the bull of Lenni Brenner, an extremist? Click here - http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/contact/ - to send yourcomments to ABC and please send copies of your e-mails and any responses to letters@honestreporting.com. The Abuse of Holocaust Memory: The Far Right, the Far Left and the Middle East by Michael Ezra Between the years 1941 and 1945 the most horrible crime in history befell the Jewish population. Six million Jews were slaughtered for the simple reason that they were born Jewish. Just over sixty years after those horrific events, the memory of that occasion is under assault. On December 5 2006, the Iranian government announced details of a conference that questions whether the Holocaust occurred in the first place. Who would have thought tha