Monthly Archives: September 2009

Two sad losses: Mary Travers and Henry Gibson

Posted on 09/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So sad. But I didn’t know they were both in their seventies! Mary Travers of Peter, Paul, and Mary is gone. No more Puff the Magic Dragon. Or any of the sixties protest songs that I still love to hear, … Continue reading →

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Going to the birds

Posted on 09/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I know I should write about all the serious things going down, like the Goldstone Commission hatchet job. Or ACORN. And yet, all I want to do is, well, walk on the beach, swim, and take pictures of giant gulls. … Continue reading →

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Kemp vs. Goldstone

Posted on 09/16/2009 by Soccerdad

Why does an expert in fighting insurgencies who defended Israel get much less attention than a judge who tendentiously applies the law in service of an organization with a record of bias against Israel? Is it because the latter presented … Continue reading →

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Morning beach walk

Posted on 09/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The view from my window. It’s hot and lovely and I’ll be hitting the beach soon.

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Built on a foundation of sand

Posted on 09/16/2009 by Soccerdad

Avi Bell doubts that the Goldstone report will result in any significant diplomatic damage to Israel however, The situation in the wake of the Goldstone Report is reminiscent, to some degree, of the international uproar that erupted over the building … Continue reading →

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Where in the world is Meryl?

Posted on 09/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Here. Aaaaah. I can feel my stress melting away.

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Garlasco hits the fan

Posted on 09/15/2009 by Soccerdad

The New York Times finally covers the controversy over Marc Garlasco’s hobby first reported by Mere Rhetoric and reports that he has been suspended from Human Right’s Watch. The article covers most of the aspects of Garlasco’s collecting and summed … Continue reading →

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Slapping the outstretched hand

Posted on 09/14/2009 by Soccerdad

Two recent observations from Barry Rubin stick out. In regard to Prince Turki’s recent up-ed in the NY Times, Rubin writes: Note also–something else nobody is going to notice–that the op-ed insults the United States as it directly contradicts Obama’s … Continue reading →

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J-Street: The lobby that isn’t

Posted on 09/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

One of the things that struck me in the New York Times’ hagiography of J-Street is this quote: The average age of the dozen or so staff members is about 30. Ben-Ami speaks for, and to, this post-Holocaust generation. “They’re … Continue reading →

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Turki stuffing

Posted on 09/14/2009 by Soccerdad

A few months we had an excuse: “The ambition to bring the Saudis on board has been disappointed,” said one Western diplomat based in Riyadh, who asked not to be identified because of the delicate nature of the debate. “I … Continue reading →

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The “U” in UN stands for “Useless”

Posted on 09/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

UNIFIL was warned ten days beforehand that Lebanese terrorists planned to fire rockets into Israel. They were even told what kind of rockets were going to be used. And so, UNIFIL took that information and warned Israel. Oh, wait. No … Continue reading →

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Demolishing the opposition

Posted on 09/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This is where Meryl was on Saturday night: I’ll bet you thought from the headline this was a political post. Nope. I was at the Amelia County Fair, which featured a Demolition Derby tonight. This is the picture of the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Scene, Life | 4 Comments

Caturday: A study in Gracie

Posted on 09/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Because both Tiggers have been the bigger clowns, the ones who stick near me like glue, and the most easily photographed, today, I bring you: Gracie. First we have Gracie waking up from a nap that she decided to take … Continue reading →

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Memories of 9/11

Posted on 09/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Allah’s post is superb. All I can add is this: Eight weeks later, on November 15th, my friend, her son, and I went out to dinner at my favorite steakhouse in Montclair, NJ, twelve miles west of Manhattan. The wind … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day

Posted on 09/11/2009 by Soccerdad

Fouad Ajami in the Wall Street Journal. Eight years ago, we were visited by the furies of Arab lands. We were rudely awakened from a decade whose gurus and pundits had announced the end of ideology, of politics itself, and … Continue reading →

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The Goldstone commission: A kangaroo court report

Posted on 09/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

In the next couple of weeks, the UN will be releasing the results of the inquiry by Richard Goldstone into what they will determine are war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Goldstone has been insisting that although the UN … Continue reading →

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When is a war crime not a war crime?

Posted on 09/11/2009 by Soccerdad

Jules Crittenden asks, “is it a war crime?” (via Instapundit) It’s a small incident in the grand scheme of things. Another Navy corpsman doing his job, working on the wounded, sometimes under fire, and dying in combat as thousands have … Continue reading →

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Orde Wingate

Posted on 09/10/2009 by Soccerdad

There’s a fascinating essay on the Zionism of Orde Wingate. Who was Wingate? Traveling through Komemiyut in Jerusalem, at the intersection of Jabotinsky and David Marcus, one will see Kikar Orde (known also as Kikar Wingate). There are Wingate Streets … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s visit to Russia

Posted on 09/10/2009 by Meryl Yourish

There is much speculation as to why the Israeli Prime Minister would visit Russia secretly, renting a private jet to keep his actions quiet. He could be discussing Iranian weapons deals with Russia, as the story says: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper … Continue reading →

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When meticulous means exaggerated

Posted on 09/10/2009 by Soccerdad

Helena Cobban writes about the recent casualty figures from Israel’s war against Hamas released by PCHR and B’Tselem. I dare say that when we see the final report in English from PCHR, they too will be specific about the methodology … Continue reading →

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