Monthly Archives: June 2008

Good Government Terrorists

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Soccerdad

Barry Rubin writes about They’re Dictators and Terrorists But What Clean Streets!, after outlining the failures of Fatah, Prof. Rubin lays out the secrets of Hamas’s success. As for Hamas, it possesses three key weapons. The mainstream appeal of extremism … Continue reading →

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Israel’s slow defeat

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Ehud Olmert is presiding over Israel’s slow defeat by her enemies. What else can you call a situation when a country refuses to fight back when terrorists attack her? And not just refuses, but tells the enemy that she will … Continue reading →

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Pictures = 1000′s of words

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Soccerdad

On the ceasefire: We have this picture with the caption: An Israeli woman stands outside her damaged house after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza landed in the southern town of Sderot And this picture with this caption: … Continue reading →

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Israel’s unacknowledged terror victims

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The current AP boilerplate for Gaza is as follows: The Egyptian-brokered deal aims to end a year of violence that has killed more than 400 Palestinians, including dozens of civilians, and seven Israelis in a bloody cycle of Palestinian rocket … Continue reading →

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Go Greyhound

Posted on 06/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, so now I’ve checked around some more, after someone asked me, “Have you tried Greyhound?” and I said, “Duh! No!” $43 round trip, takes me to the Springfield-Franconia mall, four-tenths of a mile from the Metro station, which saves … Continue reading →

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Tig3.0: The cycle is broken

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

For thirteen and a half years, I never had to clip Tig the First’s claws, because he never scratched. From time to time I’d don a pair of gloves and he would know it was no-holds-barred playtime. He loved it. … Continue reading →

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AP: Truce violations a “test”

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

And here we go. Buried in the middle of an article about an Israeli guard who committed suicide while Sarkozy was boarding his plane to leave Israel, we have this description of the Palestinians violating the truce: Earlier, Palestinian militants … Continue reading →

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And the AP reverts to form: “Israel says” truce broken

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Check out the headline: Rockets hit Israel, which says truce broken Gee. The truce says no launching of rockets. Rockets were launched. Is the truce broken? The AP doesn’t know. It has to say that Israel says the truce was … Continue reading →

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Rockets hit Sderot, truce broken again

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The truce is broken for the third time. The first was Hamas’ refusal to end smuggling. The second was a mortar fired early this morning. And now rockets are being fired at Sderot. Ceasefire shattered? Residents of Israel’s south were … Continue reading →

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AP recognizes Palestinian truce violation

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Holy crap! The AP noticed the truce violation, and even called it such. And get this—they didn’t call Israel’s killing of a “ticking bomb” terrorist a violation. What’s wrong with the editors? Palestinians fired a mortar into southern Israel in … Continue reading →

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The folly of revisiting Shebaa Farms

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Soccerdad

Jonathan Spyer explains the untoward interest the West has in Shebaa Farms: In the wake of the recent Doha agreement, the US is keen to bolster the position of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the March 14 movement of … Continue reading →

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No [blank] Tony

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Soccerdad

From Ethan Bronner’s Israel in the Season of Dread: Mr. Sara’s use of the word “calm” (“regiah” in Hebrew) was telling. No one quite knows what to call the current accord. Many use the Arabic word “tahadiya,” which is what … Continue reading →

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Palestinians break cease-fire, nothing happens

Posted on 06/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, that’s a surprise. (Note: Edited Tuesday morning; Ynet corrected the date the mortar was fired.) A mortar fired by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza early Monday morning landed in Israel’s western Negev region. The shell landed in an open area … Continue reading →

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Underwear can save your life

Posted on 06/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, really. (H/T: My brother Eric.) BERLIN – An American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly three days was rescued after using her sports bra as a signal, police in southern Germany said Monday. Berchtesgaden police officer Lorenz … Continue reading →

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Politically aware

Posted on 06/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I’ll be damned. I’m on that political map that’s sweeping the blogosphere. Of course, they’ve got me wrong. I’m not conservative, I’m independent. But I think I won’t complain. I’m rather happy to be on the map. I guess this … Continue reading →

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The news AP doesn’t tell you

Posted on 06/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

China’s Xinhua news agency is pretty anti-Israel, but it gives you the news that the AP won’t. For instance, a few days ago it carried a statement by Hamas that they would never, ever recognize Israel—statements that the AP seems … Continue reading →

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Anthony Lewis II

Posted on 06/23/2008 by Soccerdad

Nicholas Kristoff sounds off about The Two Israels. In Kristoff’s simplistic formulation there’s the good Israel and the bad Israel. There are no grey areas. Here’s his take: It is here in the Palestinian territories that you see the worst … Continue reading →

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Just call him Mellow Yellow

Posted on 06/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Tig3 is the most laid back cat I have ever had. I keep saying that I’ve won the Kitty Lotto, because I have. After eleven years of one cat who absolutely did not let you do a thing to him … Continue reading →

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Haveil Havalim

Posted on 06/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Our very own Soccer Dad is hosting Haveil Havalim, a.k.a. Carnival of the Jews. If you like this blog, you’ll like the posts in the carnival. Go check it out.

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The price of appeasement

Posted on 06/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Israel appeases Hamas by entering a truce with them, and Hizbullah gets the message: Israel is a pushover. Hizbullah has returned to its original demand that Israel release not only several Lebanese prisoners but also hundreds of Palestinian ones in … Continue reading →

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