Monthly Archives: January 2009

The objective media

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I was watching CNN update the day’s Gaza news. The chyron? “Six Days of Death.” Funny how they never have “Seven years of rockets” as a chyron when discussing rockets landing on Israel.

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To my new visitors

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

My traffic is up tremendously, and it’s not just via referrers. People have found my blog and bookmarked it, or are emailing articles to their friends. Some of you have doubtless been surprised by the tone, some maybe even shocked. … Continue reading →

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Chris Muir on disproportionate response

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Ever spot on:

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War crimes: Hiding weapons in mosques

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s the IDF footage of the mosque in Gaza they blew up the other day. Note the secondary and tertiary explosions. Those only occur when weapons stockpiles are hit. Refer to this whenever you talk to someone who says that … Continue reading →

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American Jewish kids still love Israel

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I thought young American Jews don’t care for Israel anymore. This doesn’t make any sense, then. Instead of spending their winter vacation with their families, 120 American college students have come to volunteer in the Negev – despite the proximity … Continue reading →

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Time to give

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There are a few charitable organizations who could use some extra money right about now. You can send a pizza to the IDF. (We raised money for a whole company in 2006.) You can contribute to Magen David Adom, the … Continue reading →

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Famous last words

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Israel got a top Hamasnik (and watch for the screaming about his wives and daughters, who refused to leave the house after being warned a Hellfire missile was on its way). These are pretty fitting last words: Wednesday saw Rayyan … Continue reading →

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Irony dead in Gaza

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This is rich. Hamas has threatened that Israel “will pay a heavy price” for the assassination for Nizar Rayyan, earlier Thursday. What, you mean like send Grad missiles into major Israeli cities?

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The Post improves

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Soccerdad

After using its editorial pages to criticize and undermine Israeli claims for several days the Washington Post comes out today with two excellent defenses of Israeli actions. First is Ephraim Sneh’s Why Israel is bombing Gaza. Sneh, though a former … Continue reading →

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The coming ground war

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s where I make a fool of myself and try my hand at analysis. Because I’m not in any way, shape, or form a military expert. But I completely disagree with this opinion piece in Ha’aretz, which says that Israel … Continue reading →

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2009 starts with a miracle: Grad hits Ashdod, none wounded

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

An apartment building in Ashdod was hit by a rocket, and nobody was hurt. The miracles just keep on coming. A Grad rocket fired from northern Gaza at around noon Thursday struck an eight-storey apartment building in Ashdod. The rocket … Continue reading →

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NYT: Hamas upgrades = success / Israel defends = disaster

Posted on 01/01/2009 by Soccerdad

The NYT today features two articles about Israel’s war against Hamas that are rather revealing. One is Striking Deep Into Israel, Hamas Employs an Upgraded Rocket Arsenal, and the second is In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer They are revealing both … Continue reading →

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