Monthly Archives: June 2007

Second verse, same as the first

Posted on 06/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I should just rerun my previous posts. Abbas is making many demands of Israel, and once again is not promising anything of substance in return. Is he going to stop Al Aqsa from trying to murder Israelis at every opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel, palestinian politics | 1 Comment

Reading list

Posted on 06/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Read this one in full: Noam Shalit is interviewed by Hamas, and shoves their propaganda right down their throats. In response to the host’s claim that the demand made by the groups holding Gilad that Israel release long-time male prisoners, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel | 1 Comment

Doing my part to hurt the haters

Posted on 06/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Ami Iseroff wants us to get the haters off the Google Zionism search links. One of the top searches is to your typical anti-Semitic loonie site. Zionism (Jewish Virtual Library) Zionism (Mideast Web) Zionism Israeli Foreign Ministry Zionism & Israel … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel | 4 Comments

The judge is an ass

Posted on 06/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

A judge in Washington tried to bully a family-owned dry cleaning shop by suing the owners for $54 million in damages because they lost his pants. He lost the case. Score one for the common man against a jerk who … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 9 Comments

AP bias surge

Posted on 06/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The AP sent out a story with this despicable headline, which some headline writer presumably thought was a clever turn of phrase: Iraq: Surge Of Suicide Blasts Kills 27 Get it? U.S. surge of troops, terrorist surge of suicide bombings. … Continue reading →

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Proof of life from Gilad Shalit

Posted on 06/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Color me shocked. I thought he was dead, and frankly, still think he may be. I don’t trust Hamas at all. But Hamas released a tape by Gilad Shalit. An Israeli soldier captured a year ago by militants from Gaza … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Media Bias | 6 Comments

The AP difference

Posted on 06/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The difference betwen editorial shifts is obvious. Check out these passages in an AP story written by Amy Teibel, and edited by God knows who—they’re actually telling the truth about terrorists for a change. Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel | 3 Comments

Hey! There’s a new Babylon 5 DVD coming out!

Posted on 06/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

A new B5 story. Did you know this? I did not know this. I am so out of the loop. Times change. Dangers remain. 10 years after he became President of the Interstellar Alliance, Sheridan prepares for a fateful Babylon … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | 1 Comment

Another day, another rocket attack on Israel

Posted on 06/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Three crude, homemade kassam rockets landed in the backyard of a Sderot home, spreading metal shards and shrapnel all around, and injuring three of the residents of that home. But Israel should not launch “retaliatory” attacks because they would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel | 3 Comments

Hypocrisy on Aisle Two

Posted on 06/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Take a look at this YouTube video, which Omri was kind enough to post for me. I haven’t quite figured out what I think about the Maxim Israeli Soldier Swimsuit Issue. On the one hand, good publicity for Israel is … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Television | 8 Comments

Things that make you go hmmm

Posted on 06/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

We interrupt your boring weekend with this piece of news: The Israel Air Force has significantly upgraded the level of its cooperation with the United States Air Force and now receives regular updates on American procurement decisions, The Jerusalem Post … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel | 4 Comments

Happy kittyblogging

Posted on 06/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I have no desire to annoy myself or my readers with all of the usual news to annoy. Instead, I present to you: Fresh Gracie pictures. She is happy, happy, happy, and she proves that by rolling on the patio, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | 2 Comments

Israeli ERA Watch

Posted on 06/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Israel is swearing in more and more women judges. A swearing-in ceremony for new judges at Beit Hanassi on Tuesday demonstrated that the the legal profession, once dominated by males, is gradually being taken over by women. Of the 36 … Continue reading →

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Hamas tactics: Fear, murder, and intimidation

Posted on 06/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

This is the group that Jimmy Carter thinks we should negotiate with. Their tactics were apparently learned in the Saddam Hussein School of Government: The near-perfect public order that reigned in Gaza this week can be attributed, at least in … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hamas | 4 Comments

Nap time

Posted on 06/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday afternoon, I looked up and found Tig and Gracie performing their usual afternoon activity. Of course, at that specific time, my camera battery chose to go out on me, and the spare, I discovered, had been needing a charge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | 3 Comments

Trying the same failed policies. Yeah, that’ll work.

Posted on 06/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s see. First, they threw money at the Palestinians. That didn’t work. Then, they gave them weapons and training to stop terrorism. That didn’t work. Then, they let terrorists out of jail. That didn’t work. They held summits. Those didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, palestinian politics | 4 Comments

Not just bigots, but stupid, too

Posted on 06/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Religious Jews protesting the gay pride parade in Jerusalem set fires all around the city. Nice. Good time of year to set fires. When the rains have stopped and the dry season begins. While Jerusalem police prepared to protect the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | 21 Comments

Technology rocks

Posted on 06/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I had one of those “Oh, so THAT’s how you do it!” moments tonight. Found the Firefox extension Video Downloader, and immediately downloaded my current obsessions off YouTube. (Obsession number one is “Waiting for My Real Life to Begin” number … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Television | 2 Comments

Random spam thought

Posted on 06/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

When you are not quite awake, and watching the spam run through your mailbox before your brain gets into full gear, you see a spam header running through your email that says this: Your koan approval What is the sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Meanderings | 6 Comments

UN SecGen shakes finger at Human Wrongs Council

Posted on 06/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The new UN Secretary General, picking up where Kofi Annan left off (Kofi did this too around the same time last year, about the council’s predecessor), essentially frowned in the Human Wrongs Council’s general direction. The Secretary-General is disappointed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn, World | 1 Comment