Monthly Archives: July 2009

Israel to Obama: Netanyahu won

Posted on 07/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Obama is fond of saying things like, “I won,” and “I’m the president.” Well, Netanyahu won. And he’s the Prime Minister. And Israelis are pretty happy with what he’s doing right now. In other news, 43 percent of Israelis … Continue reading →

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Israel, the battered wife of the world

Posted on 07/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Read this and weep: The defense establishment recommends easing the siege on Gaza, mainly at the crossings, in order to advance the talks aimed at securing kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit’s release. The recommendations – some of which have already been … Continue reading →

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Medvedev approves of Obama’s Muslim outreach

Posted on 07/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Barack Obama is making the Russian president happy. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Tuesday against attempts to impose Western values on the Arab world, praising US President Barack Obama’s recent efforts to reach out to the Muslims. “There is … Continue reading →

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Shame on Dershowitz

Posted on 07/02/2009 by Soccerdad

Yesterday, Jennifer Rubin asked: Where is the outrage in the U.S. — especially among the 78% of Jews who voted for Obama? Where are the major Jewish institutions that in the past offered rhetorical and political support for a vibrant … Continue reading →

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The “imminent disaster” Gaza meme is back

Posted on 07/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

In November of last year, I wrote a post titled “UN on Gaza: An “imminent” disaster years in the making.” In it, I detailed how the UN has declared an imminent “humanitarian crisis” that would lead to mass starvation and … Continue reading →

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Human Wrongs Watch

Posted on 07/02/2009 by Soccerdad

Yesterday the New York Times reported on a recent Human Rights Watch report that claimed that during its campaign in Gaza Israel killed 29 civilians in six separate attacks. Twenty-nine civilians, including eight children, were killed in what appeared to … Continue reading →

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The Guardian goat guy and a few questions

Posted on 07/02/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

An article titled No Gourmets in Gaza was posted on June 16, 2009 in Word of Mouth blog of Guardian. The first thing that struck me was a familiar picture under the headline: To start with, the picture was used … Continue reading →

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Barak meets Mitchell

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Soccerdad

At the end of an article about Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s meeting with American Middle East envoy, George Mitchell the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler writes: There are more than 120 settlements in the occupied West Bank that are legal … Continue reading →

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Omer and omer

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Soccerdad

Dion Nissenbuam (Twice in one day? Yes.) highlights a friend’s efforts to expose an Israeli conspiracy. Ashraf, a friend who was one of the many talented reporters to be laid off as a result of the economic implosion of the … Continue reading →

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Truth in journalism

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Soccerdad

A few weeks ago Dion Nissenbaum was outraged at a stunt pulled by Israeli journalist Ben Caspit. Caspit put words in the mouth of Sen. George Mitchell, have the envoy say, “Our policy is simple,” US Middle East envoy George … Continue reading →

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Ship of predictable fools

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Can I call it, or what? Me: Expect to hear about how they were stopped in international waters. By mean ol’ Israeli navy boats that tried to ram them. And since Cynthia McKinney was on board, expect to hear more … Continue reading →

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