* Benjamin Netanyahu is in big trouble with his Likud party. Something about "totally failing to be good at his job" or something. Remember when we talked about how Sharon's political advisers were going to destroy Netanyahu for abandoning Sharon in the most crass and opportunistic way possible? Yeah.
* Even the United Nations has taken official notice of the fact that Israel did not damage the environment in the Gaza Strip. That obvious truism might have something to do with Israel being an advanced, civilized country that combines humanity and technology to build an advanced society. Money quote: the UN "did not find contamination of water, land or buildings that poses a significant risk to the environment or public health." These conclusions are in stark contrast to ostensibly rigorous academic studies, ostensibly neutral international journalism, and ostensibly accurate Palestinian government information. It's not that accusing Jews of poisoning wells is a particularly resonant fiction buried deep in the Western psyche that can be rhetorically activated while maintaining plausible deniability - it's just that all these people made the exact same mistake.
* Our favorite: "U.S. Ambassador Bolton says Palestinian FM off to bad start". It's cool though - the UN guy in charge of apologizing for the Palestinians says that Hamas has shown "signs of evolution". Maybe in another century or two, they'll even "evolve" to not being "primitive terrorists."
There's your end of the week news. Don't say we never do things for you.