Jezebel: Gaza

What Kid Doesn't Love A Good Party?

Jessica Coen — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:55:00 EDT

[Gaza City, October 30: A damn adorable Palestinian girl throws dry flowers during a mass wedding ceremony. 70 couples took part, which is like killing 70 birds with one ginormous stone. I like it. Image via AP.]

There Will Be No Water Pipes For Gaza's Women

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:06:00 EDT

Gaza's Hamas rulers have banned women from smoking water pipes in cafes, arguing that it is sullying the image of the Palestinian people. Apparently, putting a hose in your mouth is sexual - but only when the ladies do it. More »

Upwardly Mobile

Anna Holmes — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:10:00 EDT

[Jerusalem, June 2. Image via AP]

Flower Girl

Anna Holmes — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[East Jerusalem, June 1. Image via AP]

Male Pseudohermaphrodism, Mouse Ovaries, And The Science Of Sex And Gender

Anna North — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

Some Gazan teens suffer from a rare condition in which they are born appearing female, but develop male characteristics at puberty. They're now awaiting sex changes — a process that a new genetic discovery may one day make easier. More »

Call To Arms

Anna Holmes — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Jerusalem, October 9. Image via Getty]

Message In A Bottle

Anna Holmes — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Beit Lahia, Gaza; July 15. Image via Getty]

Breast Cancer Awareness

Sadie Stein — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Fataneh, the first animated film to come out of Palestinian territories, is based on the true story of a woman, prevented by both Israeli and Palestinian red tape from getting breast cancer treatment in Gaza, who died in 2004. [Reuters] More »

Hebrew/National

Anna Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Erez Crossing, Israel; June 23. Image via Getty]

Holidaze: Valentine's Day Bouquets, Hamas Hothouses & The Duffy-Dil

Sadie Stein — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:20:00 EST

So much floral news today! Carnations break for the border, meanings are redefined, the Duffy-dil is invented, the imports are a racket...read all about it! More »

There Is More To Life Than Inaugural Parties (And Gay Orgies)

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST

With the first celebrity concert of the inauguration over and a day of rest and MLK-inspired service upon us, there is plenty of time to reflect on Prop 8, Gaza, North Korea and tax cuts. More »

Obama's Stimulation Package, CIA Pick Titillate The Hill

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST

Barack Obama is back in Washington, and Washington is all about Barack Obama even as the current President is short-timing the end of his Presidency and shit is going up in flames. More »

The Biggest (And Last) Crap Of All, In Which Everyone Brings It

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST

Yeah, it's the last one for the forseeable future, so we've got your Bristol Palin baby update, Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, C-sections, purple drank, Detroit, and 6 of your favorite Crappy Hourists all together. More »

Blagojevich Actually Manages To Do Something Stupider

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:40:00 EST

Governor Rod Blagojevich rammed his head more throughly up his ass and found someone to join him: former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, who is Blago's new appointment to Barack Obama's Senate seat. [Washington Post]

Bristol Palin's Double Payday Provides Inspiration For Our Own Pregnancies

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

It's old school today with Moe Tkacik and me weighing in on recession spending, New Orleans' new Congressmen Cao, and what we would do for the money Bristol Palin's getting for pictures of her spawn. More »

If Caroline Kennedy Thinks Ladymag Writers Are Stupid, What Does She Think Of Their Readers?

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Caroline Kennedy knows that real reporters don't write for women's magazines or blogs, so today, Jason Linkins and I talk about Gaza in terms of masturbation and "Barack The Magic Negro" instead of her candidacy. More »

PA. Kids Punished For Choosing Obama Over Nothingness

Moe — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Aw, look at the cute boys from Scranton who got suspended for cutting class to see Obama! They missed a quiz on The Stranger. "Existentialism is dead," one said. If only we could say the same for killing the Arabs, kids! So yeah, we really, really wanted to play hooky today. It's hot in my house and most of the "news" today consists of different ways of saying "Barack Obama is fucked and can't win and has alienated every typical white person he has ever encountered blah blah, blah blah and oh yeah Eliot Spitzer fucks whores; stop me before I kill my laptop without remorse etc." So yeah, Megan and I decided to talk instead about Syria and North Korea and all the other places we could totally obliterate, plus who bought the securities backed by mortgages in Gaza, but we don't really find any answers. Click or don't click, it doesn't really matter. More »