Germany: Friend or Faux to the Jews?

12/02/2010

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Some years back, I found myself at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, giving a tour to a group of tourists.

I was not a guide however. And it was only my first time at the museum.

But, as a Jewish girl, I could speak to those tourists like no other Jew there, because I could speak German.

Yes. I gave a group of non-Jewish Germans a tour through the Holocaust, in a way they had never seen, in a way many would not imagine.
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Iran Finally has it Right

07/08/2010

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So Iran, the country elected to the UN Commission of Status for Women, which already enforces strict veil cover-up laws for its women, has now issued hair cutting rules and regulations for its men.

Yes, the “Islamic haircuts” were unveiled (sure, pun intended) at the Hijab and Chastity Festival.

Hijab, by the way, is defined as the veil that covers a Muslim woman’s face, and as a modest style of dress.

Chastity is defined as, “Woman, you’re a whore who deserves to die if you don’t let your husband rape you – and if you’re one of the 33 per cent of Iranian women who are raped by anyone, you’re an even bigger whore who must be brutally tortured to death.”
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A Go(o)d Reason

06/02/2010

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Ever hear of the Sámi people in Sweden?

Does anyone know how the Basques are treated in Spain?

The Sámi (or Laplanders) are indigenous peoples of Sweden and the largest indigenous ethnic group in Europe.

Sweden is touted as one of the most egalitarian countries in the world; yet, the inequality with which the Sámi are treated is astonishing. Even though legally entitled, their rights have been unafforded.

Many haven't even heard of the Basque people. According to international reports they are ill-treated and tortured by Spain.
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Hug a Nazi, Make a Liberal?

05/02/2010

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This week the United Nations elected Iran to its Commission of the Status of Women.

In other news, the UN also elected the KKK to its Commission of the Status of Israel and Nigeria.

The humanitarian organization, proud of this stride in democracy, made the announcement about Iran’s accomplishment in a recent press release, buried about 2000 words in.

Iran will serve alongside 10 other nations on the body, and was “elected by acclamation.”

Meaning, there was no open vote requested or required by any member states. Not even the United States.
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The Exception to the Wipeout Rule

03/25/2010

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If I hated you, and said that I planned to wipe you and your entire family out, would you call the police? Would the police set up a meeting with me to find out what – if anything – I did like about you, or anything in general? Would that make it better?

It may for President Obama.

Let’s start with the health care reform bill (don’t worry, we’ll move on quickly). It is the hot topic right now, which has been the breeding ground for a hate topic too: The wipeout.
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