Friday, October 29, 2010

Here and There

Feminists, Christians, Professors for Academic Freedom and Gays have only one country in the middle east that recognizes their human rights and respects their right to live openly as the people they are. That country is Israel.: Dry Bones cartoon.
There is only one country in the Middle East that recognizes Feminists, Christians, Professors for Academic Freedom and Gays as having human rights. There is only one nation in the entire Middle East which respects their right to live openly as the people they are in the life style that they enjoy in the West.
That one country is the Jewish State of Israel.

The country that their organizations love to hate.
Bizarre!

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Neo Nazi (1999)

(1999) Dry Bones cartoon:In postwar Austria, nationalist Jörg  Haider's Neo-Nazi Freedom Party had just won second place (about 27% of the vote) in Austrian parliamentary elections.
Today's golden Oldie is a cartoon from October 1999.

Jörg Haider's Neo-Nazi Freedom Party had just won second place (about 27% of the vote) in Austria's October parliamentary elections.

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The present. October 2010. Sunday morning, on the flight back to Israel I read a copy of the Financial Times.

The name of Jörg Haider jumped out at me from the pink pages. Haider died in a car crash back in October 2008 but was now big news in October 2010. Apparently the Neo-Nazi had been receiving money from Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi!

The story was headlined Corruption:

"When Jörg Haider was killed in October 2008 after his car veered off a road in Carinthia on the way to a family party, many Austrians quite naturally thought they had heard the last of the populist, anti-immigration politician. But two years on, Mr Haider remains an almost daily talking point in the Austrian media thanks to his alleged links to a series of financial scandals, including the near-bankruptcy of Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA), a Carinthian bank.
In addition to HGAA, investigators are said to be tracking millions of euros in secret bank accounts in Liechtenstein belonging to Mr Haider, including purported donations from Saddam Hussein and Muammer Gaddafi, the Libyan leader."
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Your thoughts?

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Jewish State

1947, Palestine, Netanyahu, 2010, Abbas, talks, Israel, Jewish State, U.N., two state, peace, Middle East, Arabs,: Dry Bones cartoon.
The root cause of the mess in the Middle East is really quite simple. In 1947 The United Nations (General Assembly Resolution 181) called for the area of Palestine between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea to be partitioned into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. Simple.

The Arab leadership rejected the plan and launched a genocidal war against the new-born Jewish State. The Arab leadership continues to this day to oppose the two-state (one Jewish and one Arab) solution. The Arab rejection of the Jewish State is the ongoing cause of the conflict.

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Foreigners becoming citizens of the United States recite the "pledge of allegiance". An amendment to the Israeli Citizenship Act calls for the words "Jewish and democratic state." to be added at the end of the Israeli pledge of allegiance. The pledge has nothing to do with loyalty to or belief in any religion. It affirms loyalty to the Jewish and democratic state of Israel. This has resulted in a new wave of delegitimization of Israel, and of a new rejection of the U.N.'s 1947 partition plan for the establishment of a Jewish State.

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I'm just back from my trip to America. While strolling along New York's 5th ave., an inflammatory headline screamed out at me and other passersby from a newspaper vending machine.

NY newspaper vending machines. It was the front page of the "Jewish Forward". The headline was:

New Loyalty Oath Unusual in Asserting Religion
Israel Stands Out in Requiring Fealty to a Specific Faith
If you want to read the column that followed the misleading, and incitement-filled headline you can read it here.
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It's good to be back home and back on the blog.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Bad News

Stephen Hawking,  the future, Doobie, dog, dog food, extinction Depression, Doobie, Science, Shuldig, Space : Dry Bones cartoon.
I went off to America to take part in CAMERA's Conference at Boston U on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).
On the 21st I was scheduled to be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

I drew and posted this cartoon before I left. If everything went according to plan, I just got back to Israel and am totally jetlagged.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

History

Mr. History, the Cold War and the international Islamic Jihad: Dry Bones cartoon.
This is one of the new cartoons I drew for for you to enjoy while I'm away.

I went off to America (Boston) to take part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I was to be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Tea Party

Tea party, Sarah Palin, Democrats, Republicans, politics, alice in wonderland, Mad Hatter: Dry Bones cartoon.
This is one of the new cartoons I drew for for you to enjoy while I'm away.

I went off to America (Boston) to take part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I'll be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Definitions

Islamists, Islamophobia, Terrorism, Political Correctness, Appeasement, : Dry Bones cartoon.
This is one of the cartoons I drew for you to enjoy while I'm away.

I'm off in America (Boston) taking part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I'll be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Therapy

Islamic Jihad, Islamists, Islamophobia, jihad, Media: Dry Bones cartoon.
This is one of the new cartoons I drew for for you to enjoy while I'm away.

I'm off in America (Boston) taking part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I'll be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

TV News Anchors

Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, Obama, American Jews, Politics, Elections, TV, Media, : Dry Bones cartoon.
This is one of the new cartoons I drew for you to enjoy while I'm away.

Right now I'm off in America (Boston) taking part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I'll be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

a Note

Speaking Tour: Dry Bones cartoon.
I'm off in America (Boston) taking part in CAMERA's Conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (Oct 10-11).

On the 21st I'll be at Yale, giving a seminar/presentation at YIISA.

Meanwhile. I've drawn a set of new cartoons I drew for for you to enjoy while I'm away.

Regular postings will, I hope, resume on Monday October 25th.

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Sunday Mail : Dry Bones in New Jersey

Letters From Dry Bones Posting a cartoon every weekday leaves no room for me to simply share news, ideas, and other stuff with you, so here's a Dry Bones feature called: 'Sunday Mail: Letters from Dry Bones'.

Letters From Dry Bones

New Jersey?!
Don't tell anyone but starting today I'm off for two weeks in America. Being guilt-ridden at the thought of leaving you without cartoons, I've drawn up a set which will automatically be posted while I'm away. I'll start at CAMERA's conference on the Delegitimization of Israel (today at Boston U) and end the trip on October 21st giving a seminar at Yale for YIISA on political cartoons and antisemitism.

In between those two heavy gigs I thought it would be fun to meet with some of you guys, So on Sunday, October 17th I'll be in New Jersey at Congregation AABJ&D. I'll be telling jokes, spilling secrets, and sharing my "insights" in an evening called "The Latest News and Other Jokes"!
If you're in travelling distance, and can make it, call 973 736 1407 to book a place or get further information.

The folks at AABJ&D made up a flyer. I've pasted it in below:

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Friday, October 08, 2010

His Reputation

Iran, Ahmadinejad, Appeasement, 911, conspiracy, UN, Obama, U.S., Administration: Dry Bones cartoon.
The story as reported by the Teheran Times:
Obama’s Response Was Amateurish:

TEHRAN - "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says U.S. President Barack Obama’s response to his comments about the 9/11 incidents was amateurish.

Ahmadinejad had said that most people believe the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks.

In an interview with BBC Persian Television on Friday, Obama described the Iranian president’s recent remarks on the 9/11 incidents as “hateful” and “offensive”.

In an address at the annual United Nations General Assembly session in New York on Thursday, Ahmadinejad criticized the U.S.-led wars against Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the U.S. government might have orchestrated the 9/11 attacks to justify its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and also to reverse the decline in the U.S. economy.

He called on the United Nations to establish an independent fact-finding committee to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

“The fact-finding mission can shed light on who the perpetrators were, who al-Qaeda is, where it exists, and who supported it,” the Iranian president told reporters on Friday.

If the U.S. government has conclusive evidence showing terrorists committed the 9/11 attacks, it should submit it to the fact-finding committee, so that all countries can participate in the campaign against terrorism, Ahmadinejad said at Mehrabad airport in Tehran on Saturday." -more

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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Russian Aliya (1990)

(1990) Dry Bones cartoon: the Russian aliya to Israel.
Today's Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon done 20 years ago today. It was October 07, 1990 and Israel was being hit by a flood of immigrants from the Soviet Union. In the following year, 1991, the teetering Soviet Union would collapse when Boris Yeltsin seized power.

1991 would also witness the miracle of another community of Israelites. It would be the return of the Ethiopians to this, their ancestral homeland. For other cartoons about the aliya of Jews to Israel just click on Aliya.

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Book Burning

American Christian minister threatened to burn a Koran: Dry Bones cartoon.
The Bible is, along with poison and pornography, forbidden by the Saudis. Here are the online FedEx Regulations for shipping to Saudi Arabia:

Forbidden for Import to Saudi Arabia

Items of human concealment (masks, wigs, etc.)
Poisons (Toxics)
Satellite phone cards (SIM, etc.)
Smart cards
Satellite cards
Tickets, event
Tickets, issued
Tobacco advertisements
Stuffed animals and pokemon
toys
Pornographic material
Long-range, wireless telephones (Senao, etc.)
Liquids (except contact lens solution)
Bible

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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Stone Throwing (1980)

(1980) Dry Bones cartoon: Stone throwing.
Today's Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon done in 1980. It was the cartoon I did to mark the beginning of the organized stone-throwing Arab rioting that would later morph into what would be called "the Intifada".

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The latest news is that Ahmadinejad, during his upcoming visit to Lebanon, plans to visit the Lebanese border to throw stones at Israeli soldiers. It's an easy target for a joke but the reality is that the border with Israel is controlled by Iran's puppet militia; Hizbullah. In effect the Iranian President's visit to Lebanon's south is a visit to one of Iran's borders with Israel. His other border is, of course, Hamas' Islamist territory of Gaza.

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Monday, October 04, 2010

Computer Worm

Stuxnet, virus, worm, Ahmadinejad, Nukes, Cyber, cyber warfare, Hatikvah, Israel, hackers, Stuxnet, Iran, Zionist, antisemitism, Jewish, nuclear, Middle East, Shia, Shiite, Muslim, Jews, Jewish<br />: Dry Bones cartoon.
The story as reported by Technology Blog Red Herring:
New, Super Virus Worms through Iran Government Databases

How much havoc can a super computer virus wreck on Iran's data centers, and how much damage will it leave in its wake?

"Iran has confirmed that at least 30,000 computers have been infected by the Stuxnet computer worm, a very sophisticated computer virus aimed at SCADA, or “supervisory control or data acquisition,” which run everything from power plants and factories to oil pipelines and military operations. Nearly 60 percent of all contaminated computers in the first wave of the infection were in Iran. Some experts have hypothesized that the virus is actually aimed at Iran, seeking to cripple Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, suspected by many in the world to be a mask for Iran's ambitions for a nuclear bomb, though the government claims the reactor is for energy purposes only." -more

And here's some interesting info from the story in the Tamil Daily Mirror:

"The sophistication of the Stuxnet virus is such that experts believe it could not have been created by one hacker. It is the work of a group with vast resources or a nation state. The worm they created tells an industrial equipment to behave in a manner contrary to its programming.

For instance, if a nuclear missile of country A is programmed to hit country B, Stuxnet could either neutralize the command or reverse the path of the projectile to hit the country A itself. The day is not far away when thousands of computer experts will have the knowledge to hack computers that control nuclear weapons. The nuclear holocaust is at the fingertip of a hacker. The world is on the brink of an apocalypse. When a cyber-attack happens, it is difficult to know from where the attack originated. It could be from an enemy country, or from a ship in international waters, or from atop the Himalayas, or from within one's country itself." -the full newspaper piece

Your thoughts?

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Friday, October 01, 2010

Building Freeze

settlement building freeze, Obama, Jews, Palestinians, PA, Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, Double Standard,: Dry Bones cartoon.
The news as reported by Al Jazeera:
Quartet urges settlement freeze
Statement of diplomatic bloc calls on Israeli PM to extend moratorium due to expire at the end of September.

"The world sponsors of the Middle East peace process have called on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium, in a bid to map out a peace deal within the next year.

According to a statement released on Tuesday, the Quartet, comprising the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, piled further pressure on Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, to extend the 10-month settlement freeze due to expire at the end of September.

"The Quartet noted that the commendable Israeli settlement moratorium instituted last November has had a positive impact and urged its continuation," the statement read.

Barack Obama, the US president, and Hillary Clinton, his secretary of state, have already urged Netanyahu to extend the moratorium on new settlement activity on land in the West Bank captured in the 1967 war.

The Palestinians have said they will drop out of the peace talks, launched just this month with Obama's backing, unless the freeze continues." -more

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