Monthly Archives: November 2008

Still on break

Posted on 11/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Back tomorrow. Meantime, there’s the latest SNN. It’s a roundtable discussion. There’s also Haveil Havalim. You’ll have to tell me which are your favorite links; no time to read it tonight.

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Targeting Jews

Posted on 11/30/2008 by Soccerdad

I found this report from Arutz-7 heart breaking. According to ZAKA emergency service, the body of the Rabbi’s wife Rivka was found covered with a tallit (Jewish prayer shawl), which her husband had managed to cover her with. Presumably Rabbi … Continue reading →

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And back to the break

Posted on 11/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Until tomorrow. I have pictures of puppies to take.

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Gaza operation imminent?

Posted on 11/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

This time, it’s not a badly-sourced bunch of rumors from a discredited journalist. This time, there’s a mortar attack from Hamas to respond to, and an Israeli soldier who has lost his leg due to the attack. But it’s starting … Continue reading →

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Still on break

Posted on 11/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I know the world is full of news, much of it awful. But I’m still on break. I’m apparently performing the Meryl Tour of Friends and Family bedrooms, as I was at my mother’s last night, at my friend Kim’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Today, I give thanks for the many, many blessings in my life. In the last year, I lost and found a Tigger, gained a new, wonderful job, and was able to buy—for the first time in my life–my own home. … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Life | 12 Comments

Flaunting it

Posted on 11/27/2008 by Soccerdad

Back in 1988, Commentary magazine had a symposium of intellectuals discussing Israel. One of the contributors, Edward Rothstein, observed that when he drove by Judea and Samaria he was amazed by the number of TV antennas shaped like the Eiffel … Continue reading →

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A little less talk, a little more action

Posted on 11/27/2008 by Soccerdad

Remember the warnings of Hamas, diplomats and self-styled experts? The wisest policy would be to refrain from any intervention and leave Hamas and the Palestinian people alone. If Hamas’ failure is self-inflicted democracy will live on and the people of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving break

Posted on 11/26/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I am heading up to NJ tomorrow morning to spend the holiday with my family for the first time in three years. I must say, I did not miss the drive. And while my sister-in-law is a great cook, I’m … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Hezbollah ties, Reuters lies

Posted on 11/26/2008 by Meryl Yourish

It’s not just the subject of this article. The blatant Reuters whitewashing of Iranian Jew-hatred is getting so obvious, I may not be able to read Reuters for much longer. Iran, a main backer of Lebanon’s Shi’ite group Hezbollah, urged … Continue reading →

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The Miller’s tale (again)

Posted on 11/26/2008 by Soccerdad

Coming off of his triumphant op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, Aaron David Miller who has successfully participated in getting the Israelis and Palestinians come to agreements and have those agreements violated by the Palestinians, does a curtain call with a … Continue reading →

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The press mess, McGirk quirk and the Nissenbaum shuffle

Posted on 11/26/2008 by Soccerdad

I really could do without the sanctimony. Dion Nissenbaum writes about Israel’s closure of the Gaza Strip to reporters. This week, after filing a letter of protest, the Foreign Press Association (of which Mc Clatchy Newspapers is a par t) … Continue reading →

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Bigoted disease struck from Canadian college fundraiser

Posted on 11/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s a great example of what is wrong with political correctness: It turns people into total morons. (H/T: Hot Air.) Carleton University won’t be holding a popular fundraiser to benefit cystic fibrosis, it was confirmed Tuesday, after the student council … Continue reading →

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UN to Darfur: These people can’t stay in camps forever

Posted on 11/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The irony of this story is so rich, I think I’ve suffered an overdose. The head of UN humanitarian aid says that Darfur refugees need to suck it up and stop expecting the UN to keep giving them handouts. The … Continue reading →

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Montana vs. the lighthouse

Posted on 11/25/2008 by Soccerdad

I love this story. It starts … ACTUAL transcript of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. This radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10-10-95. What I … Continue reading →

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Ehud Olmert: Hey, I’m still going to force my agenda down Israel’s throat

Posted on 11/25/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Ehud Olmert must think he’s the king of Israel. Because he’s trying to give away the farm without any kind of mandate, or even public backing. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made clear on Tuesday once again that he still has … Continue reading →

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Asking the arsonist to put out the fire

Posted on 11/25/2008 by Soccerdad

Israel’s foreign minister has asked the UN to take a stand against the continued rocket fire from Gaza. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni demanded in a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday that the world stop … Continue reading →

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A Heroes question

Posted on 11/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

No spoilers, unless you haven’t seen the new season. In which case:

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Holy Land Foundation: Guilty on all charges

Posted on 11/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Much, much more to come later. But the Texas jury found the defendants guilty on all charges this time around. Good for the prosecution.

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Iran’s blogfather arrested

Posted on 11/24/2008 by Soccerdad

Abraham Rabinovich writes: What surprised me about Hossein Derakhshan when I interviewed him in a café on Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim Street two years ago was that the self-exiled Iranian, who was arrested this month during a visit to Tehran on … Continue reading →

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