Monthly Archives: November 2009

Sunday Snark News Briefs

Posted on 11/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Protocols of the Mullahs of Islam: Iran is buying UN votes against Israel. So I guess Walt & Mearsheimer will write a sequal called The Muslim Lobby, right? The Protocols of the Elders of Islam? No? What? Iran’s expanding … Continue reading →

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You will not be assimilated; resistance is vital

Posted on 11/22/2009 by Soccerdad

Occasionally, a little inconvenient truth slips out in a news report. In the case of School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN, it’s this: Lebanese law prevents Palestinian refugees from practising most professions or owning property. Clearly the article was … Continue reading →

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Saturday funnies

Posted on 11/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

First, we start with a 101-year-old man who bought a brand-new yellow Camaro. Bob Lamb, a nephew who accompanied Mr. Coffman on his visit, said the sales staff at Miles Chevrolet was a bit skeptical of a 101-year-old man who … Continue reading →

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The problem with pundits

Posted on 11/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

One thing nearly all [anti-]Israel pundits have in common is the sheer inability to access reality. The only villain in the inability to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians is Israel, generally due to settlements, and as a result … Continue reading →

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The perverse equivalence

Posted on 11/20/2009 by Soccerdad

In a paper on how the term “apartheid” is being used to deny Israel’s right to exist, Robbie Sabel concluces: The Apartheid campaign against Israel has another revealing feature. It rarely deals with the massive abuse of human rights or … Continue reading →

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Arab oil money 1, British Israel Lobby 0

Posted on 11/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Channel 4 “documentary” on The Israel Lobby, vigorously defended by its authors as not in any way antisemitic, is yet another example of the Israeli Double Standard. The specter of Jewish control over Britain’s politicians is so hideously scary, … Continue reading →

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SNB

Posted on 11/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Someone explain to China the meaning of “chutzpah”: China, the current occupier of Tibet, is telling Israel that adding new apartments to Gilo is an obstacle to peace. Because it’s not like they’re not occupying an entire nation that was … Continue reading →

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Negotiating by tantrum

Posted on 11/19/2009 by Soccerdad

About two weeks ago when Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he was quitting, Daled Amos observed that this less a dramatic announcement than standard operating procedure noting 14 times that he has threatened to quit since 2003. This isn’t an … Continue reading →

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The obstacles to peace

Posted on 11/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Settlements, the conventional wisdom says, are the true obstacles to peace in the Middle East. Not Palestinian intransigence. Not the fact that the Palestinians have been split into two groups—Hamas and the Palestinian Authority—for years. Not the fact that if … Continue reading →

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Wednesday SNB

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Ship with armed security team prevents hijacking: Wow, having armed security agents on board to fight off armed pirates stopped the pirates cold. Armed guards prevent piracy? Who woulda thunk it? And the pirates may very well be lost at … Continue reading →

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Passively described aggression

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Soccerdad

In some ways there’s little to quibble with in Howard Schneider’s To two faiths, a holy patch of land; to the world, a powder keg in the Washington Post. It begins: It is one of the most watched pieces of … Continue reading →

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Palin on “settlements”

Posted on 11/18/2009 by Soccerdad

Israel Matzav observes about a recent American criticism of Jewish construction in Gilo – that’s part of Jerusalem. Obama’s not going to let up on this, but given the broad consensus within Israel, I doubt Israelis are going to yield … Continue reading →

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Cop and cat

Posted on 11/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This is an utterly hilarious video of a cop trying to do his job, and a cat determined to use the cop as a tree. Articleis here. Note that the officer was not hurting the cat, just herding it. Or … Continue reading →

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Of drones and doctrines

Posted on 11/17/2009 by Soccerdad

Given the acknowledgment in Sunday’s Washington Post editorial that the guidelines for asymmetrical warfare are lacking, there are two recent stories of note. The first is from the National that describes the American efforts against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday SNB

Posted on 11/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Israeli Double Standard Time: The AP kept using qualifiers like “Israel says” when covering the 500 tons of weapons discovered on a ship headed for Hezbullah. But there’s no problem whatsoever quoting Iranian newspapers as truthful sources when it comes … Continue reading →

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Three cheers for the Washington Post

Posted on 11/16/2009 by Soccerdad

Yesterday the Washington Post editorialized in War Unchecked (h/t Prof Avi Bell): IN ORDER to eliminate the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the United States launched at least 15 missile strikes in Pakistan this year and killed, besides Mr. Mehsud, somewhere … Continue reading →

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The latest Palestinian obfuscation: Unilateralism

Posted on 11/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Unilateralism is bad when Israel practices it. Go read back a few years to hear the left shrieking about Ariel Sharon withdrawing from Gaza unilaterally, instead of working with the PA (or at least, pretending to work with them so … Continue reading →

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Birthday bang

Posted on 11/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

For the past few years, I’ve tried to do things on my birthday that I haven’t done before, or that challenge me, or that make me feel younger. So today, I went, as Sarah likes to put it, “Shooty-bang-bang.” I … Continue reading →

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Doggie day

Posted on 11/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Hot Air links to one of these videos, but hey, you should watch them all. Soldiers’ reunions with their pets, and with their kids. Have a tissue or three handy if you watch the kids one.

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David Irving’s website and email hacked

Posted on 11/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Holocaust denier and libel lawsuit loser David Irving was hacked to pieces yesterday. H/T: Mike S. Hackers Post Private E-mails of Historian and Accused Holocaust Denier A group identifying themselves as “anti-fascist hackers” … Continue reading →

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