Israel 'Powering an Alternative Roadside Attraction'

Illustration courtesy of Innowwattech

Read my first story for Mother Nature Network:

Innowattech is touting what they call, “parasitic energy harvesting,” a system that exploits the motion of vehicles rolling over sturdy, flexible pads buried beneath the roadway. Company officials say their technology also works on airport runways, railway tracks and pedestrian sidewalks.

The company says their patented piezoelectric generators produce “energy from weight, motion, vibration and temperature changes.”

Hey! I Got Mail! (Israeli Martial Arts Video)

One of the biggest comment draws on my YouTube video collection page is a clip, which I titled: "Hebrew Hammer Meets His Match."

It's about a group of religious martial arts aficionados practicing, "Abir," apparently a Yemenite take on the well-known "Krav Maga" fighting style.

There are many, and mostly fascinating comments about the video by those in the know about martial arts, all discussing - some arguing - over fine points of technique, what's similar or different from other styles and schools, and so forth. I often join in, and it's fun and informative as you can read there... and then there's the hate mail:

"AliHolland87 heeft een reactie geplaatst op 'Hebrew Hammer' meets his match:

'Death) the Zionist entity, we will kill you all"

I get these sort pretty often, usually after violent events between Israelis and their neighbors.

Most are frighteningly imbecilic, some just frightening, a few nauseating, and then there are the ones like this: Just plain murderous. Just to remind me about other kinds of martial fan clubs.

It's good though, in a twisted way: it reminds me what we're all up against, and to be alert. The wave is coming this way.

A'jad = Catskills connection? Not So Fast...

Serious media buzzkill this morning, as the UK's The Guardian, scotches a rumored Jewish background for Iranian leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Ah well, at least we still have the Supremes - all of them:

Spot the differences:


More Iran-related posts here.

A'jad's Gmail account cracked! (screenshot)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad uses JDate: Who knew?


Heh.

(H-T: Israelly Cool)

Elvis Spotting: Israel - 'Blue Suede Jews' (multimedia)

"Memphis has Graceland. Vegas has impersonators. And Israel - yes, Israel - has the Elvis Inn, a bizarre desert Mecca for Middle East Elvis enthusiasts. It's the Holy Land, people, and the King has risen."

'The King in the Holyland' (Dave Bender, All Rights Reserved)

Click on the photo for more images from the series, "Blue Suede Jews," that accompanies an article I wrote for the (late, great) "Atlanta Jewish Life" magazine. A link to the full article, and entertaining video clip segments appear on my website: www.davebrianbender.com.

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David's Tower, Jerusalem. Dave Bender: All Rights Reserved

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(Photography) Succot: Scenes from Jerusalem's Famous Open-Air Market

Readying for Succot: I shot these images of devout Jews searching for the best etrog (citron for my "covenentally-challenged" pals) at a stall across from Jerusalem's famous Mahane Yehuda open-air market. More photos are on my website photo page, accessible via the home page. All photos copyright: Dave Bender.


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(Video) When Media Attack: ...'It's Always The Joos!'

Heh.

Note to Iran - Jews: Not So Easy To F**k With Anymore

From the AP: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday lashed out at Israel and the West, questioning whether the Holocaust happened and calling it a pretext for occupying Palestinian lands, reiterating anti-Israel rhetoric that has brought him international condemnation.

"The Iranian president said Israel was created on 'a lie and a mythical claim' and expressed doubts whether the Holocaust, when the Nazis killed 6 million Jews during World War II, was a 'real event.'

We got'ya "real event" riiiiight here, babe...





Israel Air Force jets over Auschwitz death camp. Obviously P'shopped, 'eh, monkey face?

(Music Video) Love Song to Islamic Fundies From a Jew

Works for me.

Love Song to Islamic Fundamentalists From a Jew

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