Israel

White House Reporter Helen Thomas to Retire Immediately

Andy Towle June 7, 2010

White House veteran reporter Helen Thomas will retire, effective immediately, following fallout from her recent remarks that the Jews … [Read more...] about White House Reporter Helen Thomas to Retire Immediately

Andy Towle May 12, 2010

Gray whale populations exist only in the Pacific, along the California and Mexican coast and then migrate north to Alaska and Siberia. Scientists were … [Read more...] about Scientists Shocked to See Gray Whale Swimming in Mediterranean

Andy Towle January 25, 2010

Read transcripts of the federal Prop 8 trial HERE.Man found dead on gay cruise in the Cayman Islands. "Nutty" fan at UGA-Tennessee game … [Read more...] about News: Swans, Earl Wild, Peanut Butter, Haiti, Betty White, Nepal

Andy Towle November 23, 2009

FBI: Anti-gay hate crimes increase 11%. Joey Arias brings 'Arias with a Twist' to L.A. Dangerous: Martha Stewart has some strong words for … [Read more...] about News: Martha Stewart, Tel Aviv, Hate Crimes, Oaxaca, Joey Arias

Andy Towle October 8, 2009

Impact of Moon by probe to be broadcast live on NASA TV tomorrow morning. Photographer Irving Penn dies at 92.Madonna buying posh Upper East Side … [Read more...] about News: Irving Penn, Blood Donation, Jesus Luz, Moon Impact, Poe

Andy Towle August 21, 2009

Activists demand British government apologize for treatment of mathematician Alan Turing.Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons to marry longtime partner … [Read more...] about News: Tel Aviv, Chip Kidd, Provincetown, Tim Gill, Saskatchewan

Andy Towle August 20, 2009

The Jerusalem gay center Open House, in response to last month's shooting in Tel Aviv, in which two people were shot and killed and 15 others … [Read more...] about Jerusalem Gay Center Hires Guard, Installs Security System

Andy Towle August 17, 2009

A DJ in Israel was punished with an assault for playing a Pet Shop Boys track at a Bedouin wedding, AFP reports: The DJ initially put on Arabic tunes … [Read more...] about DJ Beaten for Playing Pet Shop Boys at Bedouin Wedding in Israel

Andy Towle August 10, 2009

Shmuel Preimark, a soldier in the ultra-Orthodox Nahal Haredi unit, was arrested for and confessed to making anti-gay threats on a LGBT forum for … [Read more...] about Ultra-Orthodox Haredi Man Arrested for Threats to Gay Tel Aviv Rally

Andy Towle August 8, 2009

At least 25,000 and perhaps as many as 70,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square this evening for a rally in solidarity with Israel's … [Read more...] about Tens of Thousands Attend Tel Aviv Rally for Gay Shooting Victims