Monthly Archives: April 2008

Throwing Bashar a lifeline

Posted on 04/25/2008 by Soccerdad

via memeorandum Israel Matzav noted that PM Olmert has apparently gone even beyond Ehud Barak’s generous concessions to Syria and promised Bashar Assad the complete Golan even up to the Kinneret. But my question is why now? Why would Olmert … Continue reading →

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The AP bias in clear evidence

Posted on 04/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Look at these two articles from the AP on the most recent terrorist attack in Israel: Israeli military says 2 Israelis dead in shooting A Palestinian militant shot and killed two Israeli security guards early Friday in a factory on … Continue reading →

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Let’s give the AP a lesson in news angle

Posted on 04/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The AP has a story about the UN cutting off food distribution in Gaza. Why? Because they can’t get fuel to distribute the food. Why? Because Hamas is stealing half the fuel, and refusing to deliver the other half. But … Continue reading →

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Gracie vs. Tig3

Posted on 04/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Where’s Gracie? Why no pictures of her lately? Because she’s a lump. Lumps are not very photogenic. Witness a typical Gracie pose these days: Now take a look at a comparable picture, with Tig3 acting like a lump. Gracie? Boring. … Continue reading →

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To build or not to build

Posted on 04/24/2008 by Soccerdad

Israelis Claim Secret Agreement With U.S. A letter that President Bush personally delivered to then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon four years ago has emerged as a significant obstacle to the president’s efforts to forge a peace deal between the Israelis … Continue reading →

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The UN: Good news/bad news

Posted on 04/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The good news: Members of the Security Council walked out on Libya when the Libyan ambassador compared Gaza to a concentration camp, and accused the Israelis of genocide. The bad news: Well, Libya’s still on the UNSC. It’s a most … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, World | 3 Comments

Carter at his word

Posted on 04/24/2008 by Soccerdad

Jimmy Carter on Secretary Rice (via memeorandum): Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of not telling the truth about warnings she said her department gave Carter not to speak to Hamas before a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments

Things that make you go hmmm

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Tig3 is trying to decide what to do with the APC. I suspect evil motives.

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Shocker: Hamas changes mind about truce again

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s a shock: Even though the media services have been touting Hamas’ “softening” of their stance against a partial truce (e.g., Gaza only), Ismail Haniyeh said today that they’re not changing their minds. A day before delivering Hamas’ officially response … Continue reading →

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Carter calls Rice a liar

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Considering that Carter has made many, many statements that are demonstrably false, I’m gonna go with Condi on this one. She says she warned him off talking to Hamas. He says she’s lying. Former US President Jimmy Carter denied on … Continue reading →

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Worse than ants in the kitchen

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

A brief note: I hate, hate, hate alligators and crocodiles. It is probably because when I was a child, my father thought it was funny to pretend to knock me into the alligator pit at the Staten Island Zoo while … Continue reading →

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Israel reopens fuel terminal

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Israel is reopening Nahal Oz in spite of the attacks on it in the last two weeks that killed two civilians and threatened more. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal will reopen Wednesday morning for the first time in two weeks, … Continue reading →

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1701 still toothless

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Soccerdad

via memeorandum Ha’aretz reports: According to a government source in Jerusalem, the incident caused great embarrassment for UNIFIL. The source described the incident, explaining that UNIFIL troops on patrol discovered the truck and chased it down and pulled it over. … Continue reading →

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Olmert to concede to Syria?

Posted on 04/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Syria funds and supplies Hamas and Hezbullah. Syria has treaties with Iran guaranteeing that Iran will step into any altercation Israel has with Syria. Syria is the reason Lebanon is the shithole that it is, and has been for twenty … Continue reading →

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For Meat Loaf fans

Posted on 04/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Sarah tipped me off to this video. The lyrics may not be so great, but the concept is a hoot. Especially for Meat Loaf and Rocky Horror fans.

Posted in Humor, Music | 6 Comments

Tiggerpalooza

Posted on 04/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Kitten pictures, for your viewing pleasure: First, try as I might, I can’t stop Tig3 from going on the APC: Next, one of Tig3′s favorite toys: My foot. Last, Tig3, King of the Hill: I told you there’d be cat … Continue reading →

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My seventh blogiversary

Posted on 04/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Seven years ago today—months before Instapundit existed—I launched Yourish.com. Here’s what I wrote in that first post: Blogging. The new media term taking the Net by storm. Short for Weblog, to Blog is to put up a web site that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts from the past, Site news | 11 Comments

Jimmy Carter, the terrorists’ bestest buddy

Posted on 04/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

It truly is reprehensible. I can barely find the words to express the outrage as I read the pro-Hamas, anti-Israel spin given to Jimmy Carter’s talks with Hamas. Here are the plain facts: Hamas offered nothing new. Hamas did not … Continue reading →

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Carter’s failure: Even the media recognizes it

Posted on 04/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Even as Jimmy Carter makes speeches about what Hamas agreed to during his talks with them, they deny that they will abide by what they said. Even the AP is printing the contradictions in the same story that they headline … Continue reading →

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Muslim schools creating new class of African beggars

Posted on 04/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The AP has an expose of the side of Islam that CAIR never tells you about: Servitude to greedy imams who send children out to beg so the imams can live in luxury. For some reason, the International Herald Tribune—owned … Continue reading →

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