Monthly Archives: January 2009

Registration is closed

Posted on 01/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’m tired of Russian spammers registering bogus user accounts, so registration is going to be closed until I feel like reopening it. If you’re not a Russian spammer, and not an anti-Israel tool, email me and I’ll see about squeezing … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s anti-Zionism: Sure looks like anti-Semitism

Posted on 01/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This really doesn’t look like anti-Zionism to me. “We don’t want Jews here” and “Jews get out” were the slogans daubed on a Caracas synagogue’s walls Saturday. David Bitan, vice president of the Jewish community in Venezuela, told Ynet that … Continue reading →

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Shimon Peres at Davos

Posted on 01/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Charles posted about this video of the Davos panel where Shimon Peres confronted the Turkish Prime Minister on why Israel went into Gaza. Peres comes in at about 39:30, but it’s well worth starting around the half hour mark or … Continue reading →

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Why should I CAIR?

Posted on 01/30/2009 by Soccerdad

In happier times – like two months ago – the FBI considered CAIR a partner in fighting hate crimes. Still, CAIR’s commitment to fighting all manner of hate crime was a little suspect: In Chicago, four synagogues were vandalized on … Continue reading →

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Gaza “genocide”: By the numbers

Posted on 01/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There are some interesting facts in this excellent column in the Jerusalem Post, which calls for the end of the West’s proxy war against Israel. The author calls UNRWA’s support of the Palestinians the problem: THE CURRENT situation can only … Continue reading →

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Sometimes diplomacy is not enough

Posted on 01/30/2009 by Soccerdad

Martin Kramer explains why Hamas cannot claim to have won its war with Israel: When Israel launched its operation, Hamas announced a secondary objective: to inflict significant military casualties on the Israelis. For this purpose, it had built up a … Continue reading →

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Norway’s Anti-Jew status?

Posted on 01/30/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

The amazing inquiry from Norway with these keywords – “anti jew status update” in full – caused my feverish imagination some overtime. How does it really go in Norway? So here is an imaginary scene: (Imagine a lonely pub on … Continue reading →

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Turkish PM: Killing is wrong, when Jews do it

Posted on 01/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So, killing isn’t wrong when Turks do it (but they didn’t kill the Armenians, and don’t even start in on them about that), but boy, is it wrong when Jews do it. And when Jews defend their actions, well, it … Continue reading →

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Ignoring your own eyes and ears

Posted on 01/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Idiots like these California academics, who are trying to start yet another boycott of Israeli academics, insist that it’s the right thing to do, because Israel is being unreasonable. Hamas, they say, is willing to negotiate. Really. Asked if the … Continue reading →

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The irony of change

Posted on 01/29/2009 by Soccerdad

I don’t have many arguments with Roger Cohen’s latest column, After the War on Terror. He’s correct that the President’s interview on Al Arabiya marks the end of the war on terror; that words are important and that President Obama … Continue reading →

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The other side of the Northern Ireland Analogy

Posted on 01/29/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

Ben Cohen publishes in Z-Word Blog a series of three articles under a common title “The Limits of the Northern Ireland Analogy” by Henry McDonald, who has covered Irish politics for the Observer and Guardian newspapers. It is a compelling … Continue reading →

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The real danger to speaking out on Israel

Posted on 01/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The past few years have been filled with person after person proclaiming how risky it is to take a stand against “the Israel Lobby” or just plain against Israel. Jimmy Carter proclaims it even as he sells his latest book, … Continue reading →

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The further adventures of Meryl’s germs

Posted on 01/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So, to continue from last week’s brush with cat scratch fever—I got over it, mostly. I was pretty much recovered by the weekend, except that now my allergy meds weren’t working. So I called the allergist and asked for new … Continue reading →

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The no-state solution

Posted on 01/28/2009 by Soccerdad

Seven years ago, Thomas Friedman took on a second job. His first job was columnist for the New York Times. The second job he took on was as unpaid PR flack for the medieval Saudi kingdom. He wrote a column … Continue reading →

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UN bashes—Hamas?

Posted on 01/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Look around you for flying pigs, people. A UN official is actually noticing that Hamas is committing war crimes. United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Chief John Holmes blasted Hamas Tuesday for its “cynical” use of civilian facilities during recent hostilities in … Continue reading →

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Hamas propaganda aim: Achieved

Posted on 01/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The AP has a sad, sad story about how Gaza hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the results of the war. The tumor was advanced and without quick intervention Abdullah would likely have died, said Dr. Ismail Mehr, an anesthesiologist … Continue reading →

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So who broke the ceasefire?

Posted on 01/28/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

I don’t consider this point to be of any particular importance, for reasons I’ll go into later, but it is much used and abused in a lot of Israel-bashing articles, so it is worth addressing as a separate item. As … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan civilian deaths: Who cares?

Posted on 01/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The world’s double standard on Israel is in sharp relief today. The Red Cross reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed and wounded, and over 250,000 civilians are trapped in the fighting. Aid workers have been hurt as well. … Continue reading →

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Getting to “no” you

Posted on 01/27/2009 by Soccerdad

via memeorandum The New York Times reports that Obama sends special envoy to Mideast Mr. Obama reined in expectations for Mr. Mitchell’s maiden trip, saying it was intended mainly as a listening and learning exercise. But Mr. Mitchell will also … Continue reading →

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Swedes: Who cares about old, dead Jews when Gazans died last month?

Posted on 01/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

See if you can follow this logic, because it’s pretty much escaping me. A town in Sweden has decided to cancel its Holocaust remembrance procession because of the Gaza war. A northern Swedish city has decided to cancel a planned … Continue reading →

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