Monthly Archives: November 2006

The fence stops terror

Posted on 11/27/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Via Solomonia, an interview on Terrorist TV with the leader of PIJ, who says the fence is stopping suicide bombings in Israel. On November 11, PIJ leader Abdallah Ramadan Shalah granted a long interview to Al-Manar TV, Hezbollah’s television channel. … Continue reading →

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Haveil Havalim #95 is UP!

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Soccerdad

FIND OUT ABOUT: How Iran is following in the footsteps of Nazi Germany. The Bar Mitzvah boy who had to confront tragedy. The Jews of Finland. And a lot more! Check out Smooth Stone who slings Haveil Havalim #95 your … Continue reading →

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This week’s Shire Network News

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

The feature interview in Shire Network News this week is with Egyptian Sandmonkey, who discusses the Cairo “youths” sexual attacks on women during the end of Ramadan. It was a way for them to celebrate the Eid, you see. My … Continue reading →

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More on the French soccer mob pogrom

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Nidra Poller has much, much more on what happened. First, from the day of the event: After carefully gathering and crosschecking every available scrap of information, this is the closest I can get to an accurate account of the chain … Continue reading →

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Sunday catblogging

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Photo One: We give you Gracie, all curled up and happy again. But wait. Her big brother knows she’s there, knows it’s comfortable, and wants to do something about it (Photo Two). Fortunately for our recovering kitty, Meryl saw Tig … Continue reading →

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When Edrogan Met Abdullah 2.0

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Laurence Simon

Let me get this straight. Abdullah 2.0 is the unelected monarch of a country that has disenfranchised and denied citizenship to over half of the people born in the country, a plantation regime pulled out of Winston Churchill’s bloated ass … Continue reading →

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Hamas violates its own truce; we are not surprised

Posted on 11/26/2006 by Meryl Yourish

So the truce is violated not just by Islamic Jihad, which we expected, but by Hamas’ own terrorists, which we did not. Of course, the excuse will arise that they were operating without orders, which begs the question as to … Continue reading →

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What took them so long?

Posted on 11/26/2006 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is already four days since Alexander Litvinenko died – a slow and horrible death. And I have already started wondering why… But here it comes, no worries: Yesterday an aide to President Vladimir Putin reacted strongly to suggestions of … Continue reading →

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Terrorists call a cease-fire, Meryl scoffs

Posted on 11/25/2006 by Meryl Yourish

A cease-fire? I don’t believe it will hold a single day. Israel accepted a Palestinian cease-fire to go in effect Sunday morning, and will stop military operations in Gaza in return for an end to all Palestinian violence, including rocket … Continue reading →

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The despicable anti-Israel media spin

Posted on 11/25/2006 by Meryl Yourish

If I were someone who only read the headlines, boy, would I think those Israelis are the villains in these pieces. Hamas Offers Peace Talks for 6 Months Israel rejects Palestinian peace offer Meshal: Israel is to blame for lack … Continue reading →

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Kids and dogs

Posted on 11/24/2006 by Meryl Yourish

So I’m on babysitting duties for Sarah, and I’ve kept the dogs imprisoned in their kennels until now, because, well, they’re a pain in the ass. Mostly John is, because he really, really, really wants me to be his best … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | 5 Comments

Sending good wishes

Posted on 11/24/2006 by Meryl Yourish

From Cheryl, in the comments: kc needs your prayers and purrs. she is just a very young kitty, and her spaying went horribly wrong. please, PLEASE pray with us for her. if you can, join us at 8:30 EST for … Continue reading →

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French soccer mob tries to kill Jews

Posted on 11/24/2006 by Meryl Yourish

This article has been on my Google News page for weeks: Anti-Semitic attacks in France have dropped drastically because of a number of government initiatives, France’s prime minister claimed. “We have obtained real results” since launching a crackdown in 2002, … Continue reading →

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You can always tell a diplomat

Posted on 11/24/2006 by SnoopyTheGoon

But you cannot tell him/her much, it appears. Some 70 foreign diplomats visited in Sderot Thursday, to observe up close what life was like in the Qassam-battered southern town. Five rockets landed across the Western Negev throughout the day, causing … Continue reading →

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An interesting note about bigots

Posted on 11/24/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Lynn-B pointed out to me recently that if you so much as mention racism, it brings out the bigots. I have found that to be entirely true. On my Michael Richards post, I have deleted racist and anti-Semitic comments (they’re … Continue reading →

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Know thy enemy

Posted on 11/24/2006 by SnoopyTheGoon

I am re-reading another time the article about the uncertain fate and uncertain news of Zachary Baumel. Zachary Baumel, captured in Lebanon in 1982, turned 46 on Friday, surpassing the milestone at which he has spent more time in captivity … Continue reading →

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One reason I am thankful

Posted on 11/23/2006 by Meryl Yourish

It has been a long, long time since I’ve seen Gracie happily curled up in her tissue paper nest on the sofa. She did just that last night, sleeping contentedly for hours. For this, and for many other things, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Holidays | 9 Comments

Thanksgiving break

Posted on 11/22/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Left work early, and headed to Carytown, Richmond’s shopping area for the young, the hip, the tragically chic, and the people who like spending too much money on things. Of course, since I intended to spend too much money on … Continue reading →

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The IDF goes after the rocketeers

Posted on 11/22/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas wants Israel to evacuate Sderot in order to stop the rocket barrage. The only way to stop the regular rocket fire on Sderot, an Israeli city of about 20,000 nearly three miles from the Gaza Strip border, is for … Continue reading →

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UN Human Rights Commissioner ignores human rights violations

Posted on 11/22/2006 by Meryl Yourish

Louise Arbour, the UN Human Rights High Commissioner, actuallly WITNESSED a violation of Israeli human rights, and said nothing—absolutely nothing—condemning the palestinians’ firing rockets at civilians. “Arbour’s convoy was coming into Sderot at the time — she had spent the … Continue reading →

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