The Good News and the Bad News

The good news is that Sir Paul McCartney is scheduled to perform in Israel on September 25th 2008. The bad news is that Salem Fayyad might think that the ex-Beatle's visit to Israel is undermining the Palestinian dream of destroying the Jewish State. Left with practically nothing to do with his time, the Prime Minister of the now defunct Palestinian authority is crafting a new career as an epistle-writer. Whenever someone announces their intention to visit Israel or pursue some joint project with Israel, Mr. Fayyad can be counted on to produce a letter of protest. That is when he is not diverting international aid to fund Hamas.

More good news is that the Ships of Fools have reached Gaza. Or is it the bad news?
The bad news is that the "people of Gaza" were disappointed that the boats were carrying only useful idiots instead of the free lunch anticipated by the local populace. Or is it the good news? I can't make up my mind. But I like it! Me likes it, bwana, because the "people of Gaza" have turned their backs on the pathetic bunch of peaceniks and made them look like the complete fools that they are. I mean they braved the waves and the Israeli Navy warships, for crying out loud, only to be abandoned on the beach by the object of their affection? That's some anticlimax!
So here is an idea for future Gaza solidarity campaigns: buy them gift baskets and save face!

Hamas, on the other hand, might consider smuggling food items through the tunnels, instead of the usual traffic of ammunition, explosives and exotic animals for their squalid zoos.
This might be a good time for Ms. Lauren, nee Sarah, Booth to throw her weight about a bit and demand that the moneys showered on the Palestinians be put to better use. In addition, she might also ask permission to interview Gilad Shalit in captivity. Well, let's not get carried away...
Still, can't say I'm sorry to see the blockade runners embarrassed and thrown under the bus (or under the boat, I should say) by their ungrateful proteges. Disappointed, that's what they were, seeing the anemic solidarity show but no chow. Coooool...