Monthly Archives: February 2007

Don’t mess with these old coots

Posted on 02/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

A retired military man and eleven other senior citizens fought off three would-be robbers, killing one of them. These folks were all off a Carnival cruise tour in Costa Rica. They got back on their cruise and sailed away, doubtless … Continue reading →

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Cognitive dissonance alert

Posted on 02/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

What time is it, kids? That’s right. It’s Israeli Double Standard Time. From an editorial in The Gulf News: As the international community ponders ways to revive the Middle East peace process, Israel responds by launching its biggest war games … Continue reading →

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Learning something new

Posted on 02/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I have always—always wondered what the hell “reading them the riot act” meant. I knew there was a Riot Act, but I never got it. But then I found this nifty website, which explains what that prhase means. In English … Continue reading →

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The Danger Room

Posted on 02/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The man behind Defense Tech, Noah Schachtman, is now defenseblogging for Wired in the Danger Room. (As an X-Men fan, I love the name, of course.) If you’re a milblogger or someone interested in defense, this is the place to … Continue reading →

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In which we educate Tony Blair on why he cannot deal with Hamas

Posted on 02/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The Prime Minister of Britain is a fool, an idiot, or hopelessly naive. The UK has indicated it could be prepared to do business with the Islamic group Hamas, in comments that underlined the growing difference in approach between Europe … Continue reading →

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If a Quartet issues a statement that nobody likes….

Posted on 02/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The Quartet released a statement that can apparently be read in Humpty Dumpty-ese: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. “It means just what I choose it to mean – neither more or less.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Media Bias | 1 Comment

The non-truce farce is over

Posted on 02/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas has finally declared their non-truce—in which they continue to launch suicide attacks, shootings, and rockets at Israel, but don’t claim the attacks in Hamas’ name—over. It’s good to know that Mahmoud Abbas thinks that these are the people that … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Talk amongst yourselves

Posted on 02/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Barring my co-bloggers putting up something new, this will be my last post until I get home from D.C. tonight. Through the magic of scheduling, I wrote it last night before I went to bed. So you have to go … Continue reading →

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World anti-Semitism update

Posted on 02/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Croatia thinks it’s just nifty to publish sugar packets with Hitler’s image on them, as well as anti-Semitic jokes. Charming. A senior member of the al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s military wing, told Ynet that although Tuesday’s attack failed, more attacks … Continue reading →

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The non-stop suicide bombing attempts

Posted on 02/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

They caught yesterday’s would-be Tel Aviv suicide bomber. But don’t think that Israel is safe, or even that the terrorists have stopped trying to murder Israelis. They most certainly have not. Security officials were not surprised by the attempted suicide … Continue reading →

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Above and beyond

Posted on 02/20/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Last week, when Sarah said, “You can say no, and I’ll understand completely” before asking for me to take Jake to his concert tonight, I figured, what the hey, all I have to do Tuesday is teach religious school. I … Continue reading →

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New agreement, same old whines

Posted on 02/20/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Nothing has really changed since I last wrote about the effect the Mecca agreement will have on peace (that would be none) with Israel. No, wait, one thing has changed: The whines are getting louder. Mahmoud Abbas says: Give us … Continue reading →

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Reuters ignores Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount

Posted on 02/20/2007 by Meryl Yourish

In the worst example of Reuters bias I have ever seen, Mohammed Assadi makes it through an entire article about the Temple Mount dig without once mentioning the Temple Mount, save for a brief mention of a vague “religious compound.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Media Bias, Religion | 1 Comment

Media bias, Violence edition

Posted on 02/20/2007 by Meryl Yourish

What’s missing from this headline? Thai Military Says 3 Held Over Violence That would be the description of the “violence.” It was 29 bombings in 45 minutes that murdered 8 and wounded more than 70 people in Southern Thailand, where … Continue reading →

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Wire service accuracy report cards

Posted on 02/19/2007 by Meryl Yourish

One week after my letters to AP and Reuters pointing out their error in identifying the Western Wall as “Judaism’s holiest site,” we have this from AP: The archaeological dig is taking place about 60 yards away from the Al … Continue reading →

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The UN, ready to rip into Israel again

Posted on 02/19/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, we totally saw this one coming. A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel’s policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism. Israel is expected to … Continue reading →

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A conversation with cats: Two views

Posted on 02/19/2007 by Meryl Yourish

First, let me set the scene: Yesterday afternoon, I went to shower and dress to get ready for Sorena’s concert. I always shower with the door slightly open so the cats can come in; otherwise, they yowl outside the door … Continue reading →

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The real religions of peace

Posted on 02/19/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday, 63 people were murdered in Iraq by Muslim “insurgents”. Yesterday, 7 people were murdered in Thailand by Muslim terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Jewish terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Christian terrorists. Someone’s got the labels … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Terrorism | 3 Comments

Shire Network News, she is up

Posted on 02/18/2007 by Meryl Yourish

And she is great. This week’s podcast: I scored an exclusive interview with Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s number two. You have to hear it to believe it. I asked him to tell me why Muslims are so batshit crazy about … Continue reading →

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Why the Mecca deal is meaningless to peace

Posted on 02/18/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The news media, Arab and Muslim states, and morons like to pretend that the palestinians’ Mecca agreement will have an effect on the Israeli peace process. That is to say, they pretend that it is a step forward in the … Continue reading →

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