Dual national Natalie Portman goes where no other Israeli has gone before: Lebanon's beauty-scape billboards

Published June 30th, 2011 - 13:44 GMT

Dual national Natalie Portman finds her way to Lebanon in spite of trade embargos between the two countries that have denied other Israeli affiliations entry.

A Nice Jewish Girl

"What do Jane Fonda, The Power of Inclusive Exclusion, "Waltz With Bashir" and The World Press Photo Exhibit have in common? Lebanese hospitality was denied to each of these due to their ties with Israel.
So how did Israeli-born Natalie (Herschlag) Portman end up on a billboard in Beirut? Maybe it was something she said!"

Source: Beirut Drive-by Shooting

The Two Second Rule for Summer Driving in Amman #ReformJO

"Oh wow, Khaleejis are here! Gulf Dwellers, I mean, escaping the extreme heat of the summer. Did the Jordan Times say 1,000,000 extra vehicles will be on our roads soon? Well, my pretties, ahlan wa sahlan, and spend spend spend - make your fiscal presence felt in our fair desert land!"

Source: Kinzi Blogs: My Treasure

H Has Hijab Between Honor and Hypocrisy

"The hijab, the islamic veil, is an education before being a scarf. No objection so far."

Source: An Arab Dissident Voice

Israel withdraws phone calls, conjugal visits, education and other rights from Palestinian prisoners

Privileges to communicate, rehabilitate or be educated, or meet intimately with wives are to be denied Palestinian prisoners.

"The Israeli Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Wednesday announced that Israel will start revoking the Palestinian prisoners’ privileges."