A "miracle baby" boy born in Bethlehem is drawing crowds by the thousands. Palestinians in the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus' birthplace have been thronging to the adjacent Aida refugee camp for a glimpse of the 11-day-old infant many are calling a "miracle baby."
The boy has gained attention for being born with a large birthmark across his cheek that roughly forms, in Arabic letters, the name of his uncle Ala, a Hamas militant killed by Israeli troops after he was alleged to have masterminded a bombing that killed 12 people on a Jerusalem bus in November 2002.
On a serious note, the "Aida refugee camp" is actually an apartment complex. And "refugee" = anyone who does not own land.
UPDATE: Attention all 'palestinians'! I have just noticed that one of my pancakes has a pattern that resembles Muhammed. You are all invited to come to my house and worship my "miracle pancake". Please do not mind the pile of bodies wearing Arafat's pattern of keffiyeh over there in the corner. They were not true Muslims and my pancake became angry.
Posted by AnalogKid at December 03, 2003 12:41 AM | TrackBackI think I will start referring to my kids as refugees. They don't own any land. In fact, most of their friends are refugees, too.
Posted by: Cait on December 3, 2003 06:50 AMI would have thought that a pancake would have been bearing the likeness of Rachel Corrie. I've seen Buddha in my hash browns though.....
Posted by: Mike the Marine on December 3, 2003 08:28 AMMy waffles this morning resembled the Golan Heights.
I laid down a cloud of deadly syrup and attacked.
The victory was glorious and tasty too!
Posted by: Mad Mikey on December 3, 2003 09:34 AM