Comments on: How the world media minimizes Israel’s Jewishness

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:07:09 +0000

Thank you, Lila.

It took years of practice. I’ll have been blogging six years in April. And writing since I was eleven.

By: Lila

Lila — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:34:33 +0000

Just to tell you that I really, really admire you, Meryl. You are so sharp and to the point. I wish I could write like you.

Kol ha kavod.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:28:16 +0000

Meryl it is up to people like you to tell the truth about Israel, Judaism and anti-semitism. The world media will not help Jews.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:57:00 +0000

Wolfwalker, you’re thinking of the Wahabbi strain. They’re actually destroying any buildings in Mecca that have become adored by the people as something of Mohammed’s.

Scary. They think nothing of destroying their archeological heritage which, of course, is why they think nothing of destroying other people’s.

By: wolfwalker

wolfwalker — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:46:26 +0000

Jews donâ€™t desecrate Islamic holy sites.

This reminded me of something I’ve wondered about several times over the last few years, ever since the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas.

In Islam, it’s unlawful to regard any thing as sacred, correct? No statues of man or god, no graven images, no iconic symbols, nothing. Only Allah is worthy of worship. Giving special or holy status to any person, thing, or place is forbidden. Mosques are simply buildings designated for prayer, without any special ritual of consecration such as Christians have for their churches or Jews for their temples and synagogues. Right?

Then how can Muslims claim that mosques are “holy sites?” How can Islam have holy sites at all?

By: Rahel

Rahel — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:20:27 +0000

The bridge has been used by Jewish women going to pray at the Western Wall, which is Judaismâ€™s holiest site.

Another mistake (or lie). The ramp leads to the Temple Mount, not to the women’s section. Women who go to the women’s section of the Western Wall have no reason to use the ramp, since it won’t get them anywhere near where they want to go.

By: g

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:36:31 +0000

The fact that they consistently use Arabic terminology and never a Hebrew phrase to describe the various shrines on the Mount is entirely premeditated bias. The Arabic implies indigenous, organic, authentic and connected. English, instead of Hebrew, implies foreign, implanted, out of place, and impermanent. The media lies.

By: LynnB

LynnB — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:31:29 +0000

Wow! 10,000th! I’m honored.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:59:57 +0000

And that, ladies and gents, was comment number 10,000 since this blog went WordPress.

By: LynnB

LynnB — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:59:14 +0000

The Western Wall â€” Judaismâ€™s holiest site â€” overlooks the shrine in the Israeli-annexed old city of Jerusalem.

The Wall is under the damn mosque. How can it “overlook” it? Does Reuters think the Temple Mount is an effing Escher painting?