Monthly Archives: March 2009

Israel and Gaza

Posted on 03/24/2009 by Jack

The War in Gaza hasn’t really ended it has just moved into a different venue. Now we get to see it taken apart within the blogosphere and the MSM. Not to mention the report filed by the UN. If you … Continue reading →

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The Battlestar Galactica series finale post

Posted on 03/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So, without giving away anything in case some of you out there want to someday watch it in its entirety, well, the ending sucked. Ron Moore is obviously suffering from Gene Roddenberry-itis. Because hey, overcoming human nature isn’t a problem. … Continue reading →

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Breaking the ice with Iran

Posted on 03/23/2009 by Soccerdad

During the campaign Michael Totten wrote about why Barack Obama’s pledge to renew relations with Iran wouldn’t amount to anything. Withdrawing all U.S. forces from the Middle East likewise is not going to happen. Obama may want to bug out … Continue reading →

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Northern exposure

Posted on 03/23/2009 by Soccerdad

Israel’s south has been somewhat quiet recently. Meryl wonders if it’s because a deal for Gilad Schalit is near. The north was quiet over the weekend. And that was fortunate. A 200-pound car bomb malfunctioned near a crowded mall in … Continue reading →

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Is Ha’aretz is pulling a Scott Thomas on us?

Posted on 03/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Remember Scott Thomas? The New Republic’s crack reporter who wrote about supposed atrocities in Iraq? The one who was utterly disgraced and proven to be a liar? This Melanie Phillips article on Ha’aretz’s claims of IDF abuse in Gaza makes … Continue reading →

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The Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival is Live

Posted on 03/22/2009 by Jack

The latest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of the Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere blog carnival is now live at What War Zone. Go Check it out.

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A mysterious quiet falls over southern Israel

Posted on 03/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There have been no rockets or mortars fired from Gaza since last Saturday. The question is: Why? Has Hamas come to some kind of secret agreement in order to get their prisoners released? Was this one of the conditions that … Continue reading →

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Major newspaper seems fated to cast Israel in the worst possible light

Posted on 03/22/2009 by Soccerdad

I suppose that the article Israeli Coalition Appears Fated to Clash With U.S. isn’t nearly as bad as the title. Still it’s got some problems. For example, early on the reporter, Howard Schneider writes: A leading contender to become defense … Continue reading →

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When page A6 says something

Posted on 03/22/2009 by Soccerdad

When allegations of the IDF’s conduct first emerged, Yaacov Lozowick observed: Haaretz has just launched a series (so they say) of articles in which soldiers who fought in Gaza tell of wrongdoings. I’m linking to the first article here, and … Continue reading →

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1,000 days in hell

Posted on 03/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Imagine that you are being held captive by your enemies. You don’t know where you are. You don’t know what day it is. You don’t know what month it is. You don’t know if your mother and father are alive … Continue reading →

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Life intrudes; blog recedes

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I have out-of-town company, and that utterly trumps approving anti-Israel comments in a day-old post. Or any other bloggy stuff. It’s going to be gorgeous tomorrow, and we’ll be seeing the sights.

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“Yes! There will be growth in the spring! “

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Soccerdad

The First Family will have a garden (via memeorandum): On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There … Continue reading →

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Newspapers investigate journalistic misconduct – not!

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Soccerdad

Following on the heels of the Ha’aretz report that soldiers did not abide by the IDF’s code of morality, the NYT reports Soldiers’ Accounts of Gaza Killings Raise Furor in Israel (via memeorandum) The testimonies by soldiers, leaked to the … Continue reading →

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Obama reaches out to Iran with stump speech

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Obama probably figures what the heck, stump speeches worked on enough suckers to get elected the most inexperienced candidate in the history of America, so why not try the same tactics on the Iranians. I don’t think they’re going … Continue reading →

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A quick note to regular readers

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you’re a regular reader and want to comment sometime in the future, you may want to register now before I make commenting registration-only again. I don’t need a lot of information—but you do need a valid email address or … Continue reading →

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Put down that wad of cash, step back and no one’s going to get hurt

Posted on 03/20/2009 by Soccerdad

From Jack Tapper (via Don Surber) “Here’s the problem,” Mr. Obama said, “It’s almost like they’ve got — they’ve got a bomb strapped to them and they’ve got their hand on the trigger. You don’t want them to blow up. … Continue reading →

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Let’s try a thought experiment

Posted on 03/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I just disabled registration and enabled commenting. Soccer Dad’s previous post got picked up by Yahoo! News. Shall we start a pool on the number of anti-Israel comments that wind up in the moderation queue? Update: Two in eleven minutes. … Continue reading →

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The anti-Zionist elephant

Posted on 03/19/2009 by Soccerdad

Ethan Bronner reports in After Gaza, Israel Grapples With Crisis of Isolation. But in the weeks since its Gaza war, and as it prepares to inaugurate a hawkish right-wing government, it is facing its worst diplomatic crisis in two decades. … Continue reading →

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Rafael’s Indian promo, militant feminism and other trifles

Posted on 03/19/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

As a latent MCP (Male Chauvinist Pig), I am always on lookout against committing another involuntary faux pas that will expose my inner id (Yid?) again. This time I simply cannot avoid a (mild) confrontation with the… anyway, here is … Continue reading →

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When terrorists appeal to public opinion

Posted on 03/18/2009 by Soccerdad

For now, Gilad Shalit will remain in captivity. Olmert discussed the breakdown of talks in an afternoon cabinet meeting; he later went on television to explain the situation to a public divided between sympathy for Shalit and concern over releasing … Continue reading →

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