It's the embargo - again

People work on the production line of a factory making Muslim headscarves for export in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in this March 12, 2008 file photo. Faced with Israeli trade and travel restrictions, a stagnant economy and a flood of cheap imports from Asia, Palestinian businessmen are increasingly seeking their fortunes in China. Yiwu, also in Zhejiang province, has become a buzzing trading spot thanks to the influx of Middle Eastern money. It is now a hub for selling made-in-China Arabic products, like fashion clothing and religious artefacts.REUTERS/Aly Song/Files

Yes, folks it's those despicable Israelis and their embargo that's forcing Arabs to import their their kefiyas from China. Yet another reason Israel must lift the embargo - NOT!

Take a look at what Daled Amos has to say about the topic.

Che Guevara - the latest Arab Leader

A Palestinian vendor displays photographs of Arab leaders, soccer players and celebrities at a street corner, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, April 2, 2008.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Look at the upper right corner of the photo. Che Guevara belongs next to ARafat and Saddam Hussein

Someone needs some fiber in their diet

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman March 31, 2008.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN)

A bucolic and tranquil Mideast Conflict

Palestinian Abu Ibrahim, 66, right, walks with his grandson Mohammed, 6, seated on a donkey loaded with grass to be used as feed for their animals, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, March 31, 2008.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

What does this tranquil picture have to with the Mideast Conflict? Yahoo News lists this under "Mideast Conflict" Exactly what is the connection between Abu Ibrahim and his grandson Mohammed and the Mideast Conflict? How does a man and his grandson carrying animal feed on the donkey's back encapsulate and reflect the turmoil ridden and war-weathered Mideast Conflict?

Loose-loose for Israel

Israeli police ban Palestinian event
By DIAA HADID, Associated Press Writer 45 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israeli police on Tuesday broke up a Palestinian event meant to promote Jerusalem as the world's next "Arab Cultural Capital."
The Palestinians want next year's celebrations to strengthen their claim to the disputed city. But Tuesday's crackdown sent a strong signal that Israel will not go along with the decision by the 22-member Arab League to bestow its cultural prize on Jerusalem.
"We want to exploit this for Jerusalem," said Ahmad al-Ruweidi, head of the Jerusalem unit in the office of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Two years ago, the Arab League quietly designated Jerusalem its 2009 "Arab Cultural Capital," an honor that rotates among Arab countries. Winners typically use the occasion to showcase their attachment to Arab culture, sponsoring poetry, music, dance performances, lectures, school activities and sporting events.

This was just a loose-loose situation for Israel. If Israel allowed it to on, the Arabs would have lavished unpresecidented amounts of money and publicity (propoganda). Now that Israel barred the propoganda event, they'll just lavish tons of money, tout themselves as victims of the merciless Israelis, make this a resaon why they should have Jerusalem as their capital and still pour out tons of propoganda.

The key word is truely "exploit".

Lavrov not as funny as Herman Munster

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (unseen) at OlmertREUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum/Pool (ISRAEL)

Lavrov isn't nearly as funny as Fred Gwynne (aka Herman Munster) but I think they were separated at birth as Israellycool would say.

Get a cell phone

In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, March 23, 2008. Vice President Dick Cheney began Easter Sunday with a prayer and the singing of 'Amazing Grace' at a tiny chapel in Jerusalem, then launched into a day of talks about conflict, the Mideast peace process and the rising influence of Iran in the region.(AP Photo/Palestinian Authority, Omar Rashidi, HO)

In this photo released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, March 23, 2008. Vice President Dick Cheney began Easter Sunday with a prayer and the singing of 'Amazing Grace' at a tiny chapel in Jerusalem, then launched into a day of talks about conflict, the Mideast peace process and the rising influence of Iran in the region.(AP Photo/Palestinian Authority, Omar Rashidi, HO)

I guess Abbass's & Fayyad's secretary is unavailable and he has to answer his own phone.