Monthly Archives: August 2009

HRW to Israel: How dare you question our biased reports?

Posted on 08/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s almost funny. Human Rights Watch is in a huff because Israel is questioning their reports and calling HRW biased against Israel. Which it is. Human Rights Watch on Friday accused the Israeli government of waging a propaganda war after … Continue reading →

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A tale of two headlines

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The AP anti-Israel bias, exhibit 4,678: First, the AP report on the HRW report on Hamas war crimes: Rights group: Hamas may have committed war crimes Next, the AP report on the current HRW accusation that Israely committed war crimes: … Continue reading →

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The nail in the coffin of “astroturfed” town halls

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Sixty-one percent of Americans think that it’s perfectly okay to yell at your Congressional representative when you think s/he’s not listening to you. (Via Hot Air.) Of those who had heard at least a little about the meetings, 61% say … Continue reading →

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Malley’s folly

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Soccerdad

The other day the New York Times published an op-ed by Robert Malley and Hussein Agha, The Two state solution doesn’t solve anything: They conclude: For years, virtually all attention has been focused on the question of a future Palestinian … Continue reading →

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Cynical misery

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Soccerdad

Often those of us who support Israel claim that the Palestinian issue is one that was created and maintained by the Arab world in order to have a weapon against Israel. A few weeks ago, Daniel Pipes linked to a … Continue reading →

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Thursday SNB

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, so THAT’s why HRW released a report about Hamas: So they could accuse Israel of more war crimes. I was thinking it was more to do with being caught trying to bash Israel to the Saudis so they could … Continue reading →

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PETA steps into it again: attacking McDonald’s or our kids?

Posted on 08/13/2009 by SnoopyTheGoon

(Never dreamed I will be defending McDonald’s, even in a roundabout way…) I am tired of repeating myself, but there is no alternative: When you think that cheap and revolting propaganda cannot get any cheaper and more revolting, here come … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy days

Posted on 08/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s been pretty busy at work. I have a few post ideas kicking around, but no time to write them. I’ll try to get to them tonight.

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Letters of disapproval

Posted on 08/12/2009 by Soccerdad

Ronald Lauder writes: Respect the sovereignty of democratic allies. When free people in a democracy express their preferences, the United States should respect their opinions. The current administration should not try to impose ideas on allies like Israel. The administration … Continue reading →

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Where “liquidate” means “living side by side peacefully”

Posted on 08/11/2009 by Soccerdad

Back on August 30, 1993 Clyde Haberman of the New York Times reported the significant change that the PLO was going to undergo: Another important step is that the P.L.O. is to renounce terrorism, according to some officials. But they … Continue reading →

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Israeli sues the EU for damages from Hamas rockets

Posted on 08/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s just perfect. Israeli and Belgian lawyers acting for Eyal Katorza, who is also a French citizen, are preparing a legal case demanding that the EU does more to protect the 300,000 Europeans living in Israel. Legal documents, seen by … Continue reading →

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This is why nobody believes the MSM

Posted on 08/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, please. Is there anyone out there with a brain who believes for a second that anyone other than thoroughly-vetted Obama plants will be allowed at this town hall meeting? Obama braces for ‘vigorous’ town hall health talk A day … Continue reading →

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How many of my readers are Dollhouse fans?

Posted on 08/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

And how many of you bought the DVDs and watched episode 13? Because, yikes—I think it was the best thing I’ve ever seen from Joss Whedon. Including my favorite Firefly and Buffy episodes.

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Moral hazards

Posted on 08/10/2009 by Soccerdad

Dion Nissenbaum who has never seen a rationalization of terror or condemnation of Israel that he hasn’t accepted uncritically wrote about “Breaking the Silence” a few weeks ago. He accepted the view that some soldiers claimed that the IDF operated … Continue reading →

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Monday SNB

Posted on 08/10/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Funny how the AP keeps on missing these tidbits: Fatah has approved adding “the right to resist occupation in all its forms” to its new platform. (This is on top of insising that all of Jerusalem is theirs.) They further … Continue reading →

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Paris Jackson: Who’s the baby daddy?

Posted on 08/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Forget your troubles. We’ve found Paris Jackson’s real baby daddy, and it’s—Oliver! WHO’S the daddy? Michael Jackson’s dearest friend Mark Lester looks at the King of Pop’s daughter Paris and is convinced HE is. In an astonishing interview, Jacko’s long … Continue reading →

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The fog of war lifted

Posted on 08/09/2009 by Soccerdad

The BBC at the time it happened. Strike at Gaza school ‘kills 40′ … The UN officials said they regularly provided the Israeli military with exact co-ordinates of their facilities, and that the school was in a built-up area. UN … Continue reading →

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Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival

Posted on 08/09/2009 by Jack

It is time to go read one of the longest running blog carnivals around. Yes, it is Haveil Havalim time, the best of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. This is where you go when you want to get a sense of what is … Continue reading →

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The Guardian: First in anti-Israelism

Posted on 08/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You wouldn’t expect a glowing PR piece about a Hamas film that idealizes the life and death of a terrorist in any mainstream newspaper’s film section. But that would only be if you had never read the British Guardian. (Via … Continue reading →

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Fatah to Israel: All your Jerusalem are belong to us

Posted on 08/08/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If anyone had any doubt that the Palestinian Authority has never given up on “reclaiming” all of “Palestine,” this current Fatah assembly declaration should shine a little light into their true intent towards Israel. The sixth Fatah General Assembly decreed … Continue reading →

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