Liam Getreu

In Muslim countries, persecution of homosexuals is rife (surprised?)

Liam Getreu — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:02:31 +0000

But a drive from Muslims in Western countries is trying to change that. From this week’s Economist: Of the seven countries that impose the death penalty for homosexuality, all are Muslim. Even when gays do not face execution, persecution is endemic. In 2010 a Saudi man was sentenced to 500 lashes and five years in jail for having sex with another man. In February last year, police in Bahrain arrested scores [...]

Mark Zuckerberg’s $2 billion tax bill

Liam Getreu — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:23:03 +0000

Astonishingly, as part of the Facebook IPO, Mark Zuckerberg will end up forking out the big bucks to the IRS.

If you can’t break the Gaza blockade with a flotilla, try a road convoy

Liam Getreu — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:06:05 +0000

Under the title “The Right of Return Convoy”: Viva Palestina Arabia is organising an aid convoy to again break the siege on Gaza. [...] This convoy, which comes after the great siege-breaking efforts of Viva Palestina in Britain and of attempts to break the siege by sea, is therefore scheduled to reach Gaza on 15 May, Nakba Day, on which Palestinians the world over commemorate the catastrophe that forced so [...]

Throwing shoes at the UN Secretary-General isn’t the best way to endear yourself to him

Liam Getreu — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:34:07 +0000

The New York Times reports that on his visit to Gaza, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's car was pelted with shoes by Gazans angry at his and the UN's pro-Israel-ness.

Video: Honda’s Ferris Bueller-themed Super Bowl ad

Liam Getreu — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:02:13 +0000

Something a little lighter -- a great 2:30 ad featuring Matthew Broderick.

Israel continues to offer financial incentives to move to settlements

Liam Getreu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:20:04 +0000

The Jerusalem Post reports: Around 70 West Bank settlements were on the list of communities eligible for housing and development grants that the cabinet approved on Sunday. Most of them – 57 – are settlements located outside the boundary of the security barrier’s planned route. Israel has promised the international community that it would not provide special incentives for settlement development and construction. [...] According to the Prime Minister’s Office, [...]

Palestinian Authority TV glorifies Itamar murderers

Liam Getreu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:13:55 +0000

Palestinian Media Watch is carrying a story that shows Palestinian Authority TV glorifying Hakim Awad, the leader of the attack in Itamar that killed the Fogel family in their home.

NGO Monitor continues to try to stifle open discussion

Liam Getreu — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:36:52 +0000

NGO Monitor is now going after left-wing Israeli blog +972 Magazine. Disgraceful.

Video: Sam Seaborn on the 1%’s tax rates

Liam Getreu — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:35:23 +0000

Speaking of tax rates and rich Americans, here's a great clip from The West Wing.

Video: Mitt Romney earns $50,000 a day, but pays the same tax rate as someone who earns that in a year

Liam Getreu — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:52:20 +0000

Jon Stewart asks: "How in the world, do you, Mitt Romney, justify making more in one day than the median American family makes in a year, while paying the same effective tax rate as the guy who has to scan your shoes at the airport?" Responding to a clip where Romney says "I don't think you want a candidate who pays more taxes than he owes," Stewart replies, "No, but you might want one who thinks that's wrong."