Monthly Archives: July 2009

Friday SNB

Posted on 07/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

One can only hope: Hamas threatens to boycott Palestinian unity talks. I’m rooting for Hamas in this one. Egyptian border guards murder refugee, UN doesn’t care: If Israel were doing this, of course, there would be UN resolutions. And yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Pop Culture, Religion, Syria | 3 Comments

The President’s teachable Mideast moment – the Washington Post vs. the New York Times

Posted on 07/31/2009 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post surprised yesterday with an editorial Tough on Israel: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial concessions — he gave a speech on Palestinian statehood and suggested parameters for curtailing settlements … Continue reading →

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The blood chilling affinity or songs that change color

Posted on 07/31/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

There is nothing more painful for an indoctrinated old-style communist than this subject. Indeed, such communist will vastly prefer that you stick a fork in his/her eye… It is a long post, so for the impatient here comes a clip … Continue reading →

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Thursday SNB

Posted on 07/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Who are you, and what have you done with the AP editors? Look, it’s a profile of Sderot, and it’s actually implies that Operation Cast Lead is responsible for stopping the rockets! Not only that, but it portrays Israelis sympathetically. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Politics, Terrorism, The One, United Nations | 4 Comments

A conversation on unspeakable things

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

A phone conversation a few minutes ago: Meryl: I just saw the most bizarre news report I’ve ever seen. Sarah: Yes? Meryl: I’m watching Fox News, and they have a segment on a guy who’s been arrested for a bizarre … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Juvenile Scorn, Television | 4 Comments

Waiting for AP: Two days and counting

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I sent this email to the AP two days ago: To the editor, Could you please explain to me why the AP uses the phrase, “traditionally Arab east Jerusalem” when discussing Jews living in the eastern section of Jerusalem? Who … Continue reading →

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Other people’s posts

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Based on the content of a comment at Hot Air, I found The Common Room, and this hilarious post about a moron who doesn’t understand why sprinklers cause rainbows. Oh, wait. I’m not supposed to like her. She’s Christian, a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday SNB

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Weapons? What weapons? The man who organized the collection of thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition for Yasser Arafat was finally convicted by an Israeli court. He maintains that he was innocent, of course. He was just the guy … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, palestinian politics, Terrorism | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Aluf: Don’t be aloof part 2

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Soccerdad

Joe Klein weighed in on Aluf Benn’s column: It’s taken me decades to realize this. Most Israelis–especially those who live in Tel Aviv and environs–not only don’t see settler types, they also don’t see many Arabs. They live their lives, … Continue reading →

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When Bill Maher says “stupid,” he means, “They don’t think like me”

Posted on 07/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Bill Maher called America a “stupid country” yesterday, and when given a chance to retract it, repeated it. (H/T: Hot Air.) WOLF BLITZER: Do you think she has a future nationally as a presidential candidate? BILL MAHER: I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Adventures in bookcases

Posted on 07/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

My new bookcases arrived today. The office was empty and lonely without my books. But the office started looking much better after the new bookcases were put in. I think I’m going to have to buy one more set of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Life | 5 Comments

UN demands Israel supply terrorists in Gaza

Posted on 07/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Once again, the UN is demanding that Jews contribute to their own destruction. I particularly like this insistence by John Ging that there’s no way, really, no way in hell, that the concrete and iron rods would be diverted by … Continue reading →

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Tuesday SNB

Posted on 07/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Mitchell reports to his master: I’m sorry, but that’s the way it looks to me. Mitchell is in Israel, talking settlements with Netanyahu, and he’s reporting back to Abbas that there’s “still a gap” in negotiations about what to freeze. … Continue reading →

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Aluf: Don’t be aloof

Posted on 07/28/2009 by Soccerdad

While I don’t totally agree with his perspective, Ha’aretz columnist Aluf Benn has an excellent op-ed in the New York Times today, Why won’t Obama talk to Israel? Mr. Obama came to office determined to repair America’s broken alliances in … Continue reading →

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Nancy Pelosi and her negative numbers

Posted on 07/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Inspired by this report on how Nancy Pelosi simply doesn’t care what the little people think. I’m speaker of the house, you know As such I have my highs and lows The polls say people don’t like me That won’t … Continue reading →

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The Gates affair

Posted on 07/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to verbalize what I think of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates. I think that Radley Balko has essentially got his finger on the pulse of the issue. (H/T: Glenn Reynolds.) Police … Continue reading →

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Monday SNB

Posted on 07/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

(That’s Snark News Briefs to you, buster.) Weapons cache? What weapons cache? Lebanon is doubling down on the next war with Israel by (of course) siding with Hezbullah and insisting that the arms cache that exploded was arms “left behind … Continue reading →

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Candid and positive

Posted on 07/27/2009 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post reports that George Mitchell has left Syria and headed to Israel with good news: Earlier in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the former U.S. senator said that he had “just completed a very candid and positive conversation with … Continue reading →

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A rant about non-typographers designing type

Posted on 07/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I updated WordPress yesterday, then went back to working on my office, preparing it for the bookcases that are arriving today or tomorrow. I had a busy day, and didn’t post anything last night. So when I saw this morning … Continue reading →

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Sunday snarky briefs

Posted on 07/26/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Palestinian ERA watch: Hamastan continues apace, with the latest being a ruling by a Gaza judge insisting that women lawyers all wear hijabs. But remember, they’re doing it voluntarily, and it’s an empowering thing. There is no compulsion under Islam. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, News Briefs, Religion, Syria, Terrorism | 1 Comment