Monthly Archives: August 2006

The next James Bond movie will be called…

Posted on 08/31/2006 by Laurence Simon

The Man With The Plastic Gun: Israeli police commandos stormed the British Embassy late Thursday and captured a Palestinian gunman who had scaled the fence and demanded political asylum. There were no reports of injuries. The gunman, who had burst … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 5 Comments

What a shock! Nasrallah lied!

Posted on 08/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Remember that much-touted interview by Chipmunk Cheeks Nasrallah (may a Hellfire missile find him before his next birthday), where he said there would be no second round against Israel? Turns out he lied. Hizbullah representative in Iran Muhammad Abdullah Sif … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Lebanon | 1 Comment

Red Cross ambulance driver killed, world yawns

Posted on 08/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

During the Hezbullah war, a Red Cross ambulance was supposedly fired on by Israel, and headlines race around the world, causing hundreds of fraudulent news stories, what with the ambulance having never been hit by IDF missiles. But the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, World | 14 Comments

Movement on Gilad Shalit

Posted on 08/31/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas is supposedly near a deal that will release Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Ha’aretz blames Israel for holding up the deal. GAZA – A source involved in negotiations for the release of soldier Gilad Shalit told Haaretz that Israel was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel | 3 Comments

Picking up the spare

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Laurence Simon

If you didn’t read all of the article at AFP whining about the IDf shooting Palestinians while Mahmoud Abbas clutches Kofi Annan’s skirt and begs, you’d have missed this good news: In the occupied West Bank, Hossam Jaradat, the head … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Rob Reiner to Gibson: Admit it, Jew-hater

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Rob Reiner says Mel Gibson’s apology for his anti-Semitic outburst isn’t good enough. (AP) Mel Gibson’s apology for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks isn’t enough to redeem him, actor-producer Rob Reiner said. The actor also must acknowledge that “his work reflects … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism | 10 Comments

Briefly

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

News briefs Continue reading →

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Richmond takes a giant leap backward

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Long before I moved to Richmond, is lone kosher butcher retired, and the Richmond Jewish community apparently couldn’t manage to find a replacement for him. So by the time I got here, there were no kosher butchers. You could find … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | 8 Comments

Walt and Mearsheimer: Wrong again

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, Mearsheimer, looks like you were wrong about American attitudes on Israel—again: Americans like Israel even more since the war with Hizbullah. What a surprise—I thought W&M said Americans were siding with the terrorists. I guess they must have lied … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 2 Comments

Very late carnival post

Posted on 08/30/2006 by Meryl Yourish

I forgot to link to Haveil Havalim, which is at Me-Ander’s place. And there’s the Carnival of the Cats. I’m feeling a little less than charitable towards some cats this morning, as Tig’s been on a “wake-up-and-pet-me” tear several times … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Linkfests | 2 Comments

Tummy Tuesday 5

Posted on 08/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Tummy Tuesday time! Continue reading →

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Now this trick does it for me

Posted on 08/29/2006 by SnoopyTheGoon

I have belonged to the relatively small fraction of Israeli public opinion that believed in an independent commission of inquiry into the Lebanon war. Such a commission would have had a full authority to delve into any and all matters … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 5 Comments

Walt, Mearsheimer, and CAIR: All that’s missing are Mel Gibson and Jimmy Carter

Posted on 08/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The reviews are in: W&M are still spreading vague charges with no evidence to back them up, and accusing Jews of controlling America. Funny, as I recall, it was American controlling Israel during the Hezbullah war (and after, and before), … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 5 Comments

A letter to Jimmy Carter

Posted on 08/29/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Jimmy the Jew-hater gets lectured by Ari Fleischer Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 7 Comments

Random puzzling thought

Posted on 08/28/2006 by Meryl Yourish

So, I got an invitation to MySpace today. Is, like, that a joke? Y’know, I can’t figure it out. I should create a MySpace blog? Because it’s not like I already have a blog or anything, right? My readers. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers | 2 Comments

Be somewhere else

Posted on 08/28/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Yet another person who claims to be pro-Israel appears in my comments threads with yet another “I’m a friend of Israel, BUT” and then goes on to ask us to defend Israel against yet another charge of harming the poor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 3 Comments

The Nasrallah interview: Some thoughts

Posted on 08/28/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The big news hitting the airwaves over the weekend was Hassan Nasrallah’s interview with a Lebanese news station in which he said he wouldn’t have approved the operation that murdered and kidnapped Israeli soldiers had he known the Israeli response … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Lebanon | 4 Comments

Blood or knowledge?

Posted on 08/28/2006 by SnoopyTheGoon

I have just stumbled on a post by Picow in One Jerusalem that is positively demanding of the “three stooges” (Olmert, Peretz and Halutz) to quit. It is not that this is a new revolutionary approach, but the vehemence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 1 Comment

The Merkava question

Posted on 08/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

I found statistics on how many Merkavas took damage during the war: Colonel Moti Kidor, Commander of the 401 Armored Corps Brigade, however, says that “those who ask these questions simply don’t understand the field, and unfortunately these include senior … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Lebanon | 2 Comments

What’s wrong with this picture?

Posted on 08/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Media bias against Israel, again Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | 3 Comments