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Israellycool
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Israellycool is a pro-Israel blog, written by an Australian immigrant to Israel who goes by the name "Aussie Dave." The name Israellycool was chosen by Aussie Dave simply because "it is a nice play on words". Aussie Dave updates his blog nearly everyday, except during the Jewish Sabbath beginning Friday night and ending Saturday night. He also has a popular podcast, which he usually hosts by himself, but is occasionally joined by his wife, or some other guests. Dave has made appearances on other podcasts, such as Shire Network News here or here where he debated with Egyptian Sandmonkey. Focus Israellycool addresses serious and non-serious topics. While the focus area of the blog and podcast is Israel and the Middle East conflict, Aussie Dave also deals regularly with pop culture. A supporter of the J-Blogosphere, Israellycool writer Aussie Dave was also the founder of the JIBs -- the Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards, which were later taken over by the Jerusalem Post. During the Israeli-Lebanon war in the summer of 2006, Aussie Dave liveblogged the war, resulting in increased awareness of blogs by the mainstream media. The extra attention received by Israellycool resulted in Aussie Dave being interviewed for various radio shows, including the BBC and Clear Channel Radio. He also appeared live on Sky News in a debate with Lebanese blogger Jamal. Israellycool in the news Among the news outlets that have featured the blog or podcast are: * AFP * BBC Arabic * BBC Radio * PBS, MSNBC * The Jerusalem Post * The Sydney Morning Herald * United Jewish Federation * Jewish Toronto Online * Ha'aretz (Hebrew) Through Israellycool, Aussie Dave was a Contributor to Pajamas Media, until he left them in 2007. 
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