The sweet smell of success

The Israel Defence Force have recently started to employ a new weapon called "skunk". This involves the firing of a putrid liquid from a water cannon and is principally used as a crowd control device. While the horrible smell lingers for up to three days and is somewhat indiscriminate in its targets, this organic substance must be a better option than rubber bullets and tear gas.

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I hope that others may be able to contribute superior punch lines than mine.

Summing Up

Fascinating to suddenly find Olmert reborn now that his days are numbered. Wonderful really. Uri Avnery, crusty old peacenik that he is, has his own cynical take on it of course:

I read the sensational interview that Ehud Olmert gave this week, on the eve of the Jewish New Year, to the newspaper "Yediot Aharonot".

AT THE end of his political career, after resigning from the prime ministership, while waiting for Tzipi Livni to set up a new government, he said some astounding things - not astounding in themselves, but certainly when they come from his mouth.