Monthly Archives: March 2009

Roger Cohen: Straw man simplicity

Posted on 03/05/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Soccer Dad and Snoopy have both had their shots at Roger Cohen’s unbelievably naive column that claims that Iranian Jews are free. Now it’s my turn to reply to his response. The indignation stems from my recent column on Iranian … Continue reading →

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Why be serious about Syria?

Posted on 03/05/2009 by Soccerdad

With the administration and its fawning media in a tizzy about the warming of relations between the United States and Syria, Bret Stephens warns that Syria really offers nothing to the United States, and that the U.S. engages Bashar Assad … Continue reading →

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Unhelpful Hillary

Posted on 03/05/2009 by Soccerdad

In order to show that it is even-handed in its approach to the Middle East, the United States must show that Israel is in violation of its commitments as the Palestinians. The Washington Post reports that yesterday, Secretary of State … Continue reading →

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Iran, the Jews and Roger Cohen

Posted on 03/05/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

This is a slight modification of the NYT headline Iran, the Jews and Germany, an article by Roger Cohen. In that article Roger Cohen, NYT op-ed columnist, tries to answer his many critics regarding his series of apologetic articles on … Continue reading →

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Another reason to like Queen Latifah

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve always liked this woman, and now I like her even more. Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner. Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will … Continue reading →

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Arab men seeking Israeli women for LTR

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Apparently, some Arabs only hate Israeli men. “I’m asking for your help. I would like to meet an Israeli woman for marriage purposes,” Abdullah, a resident of Saudi Arabia, said in a recent letter to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. … Continue reading →

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The Iranian puppetmaster speaks

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

We love to demonize Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mostly because he’s a truly reprehensible Jew-hater. But sometimes the liberal media likes to point out that Ahmadinejad doesn’t really have the power in Iran, and he’s not speaking for the Mullahs. Well, Supreme … Continue reading →

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Why Syria? Why now?

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Soccerdad

The United States is preparing to engage Syria. According to the NY Times: Middle East experts say they believe that conditions for an opening to Syria are ripe on both sides. “We’ve got a Syrian government that wants to engage,” … Continue reading →

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Iran’s terror conference: Well populated by Israel’s enemies

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

While a summit on Gaza was being held in Sharm al-Sheik, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held his own summit, replete with terrorists, child murderers, and—legitimate representatives of Egypt. Good to know that peace treaty is holding up so well. Also, rumor has … Continue reading →

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Facebook follies, anti-Semite style

Posted on 03/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I joined Facebook a few days ago. And one of my friends was a member of a group called “I wonder how quickly I can find 1,000,000 people who support Israel.” Since I’ve been on—all of three days, mind you—it’s … Continue reading →

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Shalit: Hamas to supply proof of life?

Posted on 03/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Another Arab paper is reporting that Israel is about to get proof of life from Gilad Shalit. I’m not buying it. I don’t think he’s alive. Moussa Abu Marzouk, the deputy chairman of Hamas’ political bureau, met last week with … Continue reading →

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The four suggestions

Posted on 03/03/2009 by Soccerdad

Barry Rubin writes at the end of Helping Hillary while keeping Israel safe: Of course, the two governments must begin to reach understandings about Iran. The new administration is determined to try engaging Teheran. Israel must convey the point that … Continue reading →

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Iran and Hamas: Like ham and eggs

Posted on 03/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, a treyf (haram!) reference for the Islamist terror twins. “Hamas’ strategic objective is to seize control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” he said. “This remains Hamas’ vision – to take control over the PA … Continue reading →

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Another reason prisoner releases are bad

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Soccerdad

In August of last year, Nadav Shragai wrote about the dangers inherent in Israeli prisoner releases done in the name of “confidence building.” An investigation by the Almagor Terror Victims Association in Israel revealed that at least 30 of the … Continue reading →

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The price for killing a Yemeni Jew: It’s only money

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Yemeni courts ruled that the murder of a Yemeni Jew by a jihadi who cried out “Jew, accept the message of Islam” before shooting him five times was caused by “mental incompetence.” The murderer was ordered to pay a fine. … Continue reading →

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Changes in Middle East present new challenges for American reporters

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post reports, Tough Options For Clinton on Trip to Mideast, with a sub-head of “Analysts Urge Radical New Approach To Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” What are those “tough options?” Any new peace effort would be complicated by other factors, … Continue reading →

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Pink-Red Nadine or legitimizing the unspeakable

Posted on 03/02/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

The nice lady in the picture above is Nadine Rosa-Rosso or, in translation from Spanish and Italian, Nadine Pink-Red. Doubly red and proud of it, that is. She defines herself as “an independent Belgian communist activist”, and the definition should … Continue reading →

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Hamas uses “truce” to improve rockets

Posted on 03/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

A rocket hit a school in Ashkelon on Saturday. Only the fact that it’s the Jewish Sabbath kept any children from dying—because the rocket penetrated the fortified areas and landed in the school. Palestinian fire on the Negev continued Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Tig’s first snow

Posted on 03/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Tig 3.0 is an indoor cat. I want it that way, because outdoor cats tend to have much shorter lifespans. But I’ve been letting him out on the deck lately (supervised), and tonight, I wanted to see how he’d react … Continue reading →

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Oh, the weather outside is frightful

Posted on 03/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s snowing here in the Richmond area, the first big snow in two years. I just went out to stock up on caffeine (can’t live without my Coca-Cola) and junk food, as I have everything else I need. The Weather … Continue reading →

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