Name That Flower, Win Valuable Prizes!

Not too shabby for a cellphoned, P'shopped and chopped foto, eh?

Egypt: Tahrir Sq., democracy, Twitter, Facebook, and Slaughter the Jews

Wait, what? But I thought Tahrir Sq. was all about democracy, Twitter and Facebook, bread and jobs...

...and why is this obscene child abuse lauded throughout the Arab world?

IBM's Watson Computer Explains The Israel-Arab Dispute

(HatTip: EoZ)

Mt. Hermon (photo)

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Finally: An Anthem For Israel & Palestine - together (musical video)

It swings, it's got a hook, and by golly, it might just have peace breaking out all over.

Egyptian Revolution Blues (Musical Video)

"Political satire - written while riots were still raging in Cairo, 2011." Sandy Cash

Squeeze Play

Squeeze Play
Originally uploaded by Dave Bender

High school football, now in the Holy Land... (did I mention that my son's the coach of the winning team?)

Walk Like an Egyptian

"Note to Egyptians from present-day Israelites: Don't damage the pyramids, we won't rebuild them for you this time - there are new subcontractors."

UFO Over Temple Mount / Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem? (update)

Ok. Now I'm less stumped according to these guys, who say they've got it figured out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWfTDn7sI4&feature=related
Comments?

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Ok, I'm stumped; anybody got any ideas (or explanations) about these three videos, all shot apparently at the same time from different angles, that purportedly show a glowing white orb over the Temple Mount/Dome of the Rock?

"Two witnesses who happened to be at the Armon Hanatziv panoramic lookout over Mount Zion and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel at 1am [Jan. 28] managed to film what might be one of the most interesting UFO clips ever captured.

"The men notice the large ball shaped UFO suspended in the night sky and begin to film. At a little after one minute into the clip the UFO descends almost to ground level directly over the Temple Mount. The craft hovers there for a short while and then flickers and shoots upwards at an incredible speed, to the shock of the witnesses."

Source: Eli Gael
www.youtube.com/eligael
Jerusalem

Here are two more versions - all shot from different angles at the same time.

What. Is. This?

(H-T: Elder of Ziyon)

Elegy For Columbia (A Meditation)

(A meditation on the eighth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)

By Dave Bender

“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...”

"I took it all for granted, that those giant, incredibly complex machines and their crews would always reach their goal, always safely return.

"Until February 1, 2003, when urgent news reports ripped aside the serenity, candles and prayer that marked the close of another peaceful Sabbath in Jerusalem. STS -107, Space Shuttle Columbia was lost, the radio blared, its crew killed upon reentry."

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