The News Shticker: NY Mets celebrate Israel, Dunkin’ Donuts yanks keffiyeh spot

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By Daniel Sieradski · May 29, 2008

The NY Mets will celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary tonight with a pre-game show featuring Israeli music and dancing plus glatt kosher diggs. I hope the hot dogs aren't from Agriprocessors...
Renowned British artist Stephen Wiltshire has a completed an aerial drawing of Jerusalem. More here.
Dunkin' Donuts pulled a television ad from the airwaves that featured Rachel Ray sporting a rather fashionable keffiyeh after the company received complaints from right-wing activists. No word yet as to whether John McCain will pull his daughter, who has also been seen wearing a keffiyeh, from public view as well.
Hydrox, the kosher alternative to the formerly trayfe Oreo cookies, has been resurrected from the dead (via MJL).
Scientific American takes a look at the evolutionary basis for religiosity.
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton dodged a citizen's arrest for alleged war crimes last night after a speaking gig in England.
Information Week reports that "the Internet has recently experienced the largest increase in online hate activity in 10 years."
Harvard professor Niall Ferguson asks in the UK's Times Online whether Henry Kissinger is as vilified as he is because he is Jewish.
The British University and College Union will once again vote on divestment from Israel.
Finally, we inadvertently had the wrong link in yesterday's Daily Briefing email for yesterday's News Shticker. So for those who missed it, here it is.