Monthly Archives: November 2009

French hypocrisy on war crimes

Posted on 11/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The U.K. and France are the latest countries to jump on the bandwagon to force Israel to investigate the accusations in the Goldstone report. Let us review the French reaction to her citizens being attacked in the Ivory Coast a … Continue reading →

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“Slap in the face”

Posted on 11/03/2009 by Soccerdad

Meryl noticed this yesterday. (See the end of the post.) Barry Rubin summarized the administration’s efforts in the Middle East like this: The president of the United States has said that he wants talks resumed immediately and believes it possible … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin art

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Sarah carved eighteen (yes, eighteen) pumpkins. She does it every year. There are some awfully good pumpkins at the link. Me? I contributed the tea lights for some of them. Awesome carving of a cat. Well, they’re all pretty good. … Continue reading →

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The blood libeler speaks

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Ha’aretz interviewed Donald Bostrom, who can’t understand why Israelis didn’t take seriously his article blaming the IDF for killing Palestinians for their organs, and immediately launch an investigation to make sure that it wasn’t true. But he’s not sorry for … Continue reading →

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The Palestinians turn on Obama

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This is perfect. You really can’t get much better than this. The Palestinians are blaming Obama for the lack of a peace agreement, instead of, say, their utter refusal to come to the table and discuss things. Palestinian officials on … Continue reading →

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Taking the smart out of smart diplomacy

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Soccerdad

Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson writes of President Obama’s new approach to diplomacy “Shared interests define Obama’s world. Wilson starts: President Obama is applying the same tools to international diplomacy that he once used as a community organizer on Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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Five Things That Scare me

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Normally, I embrace opinions. I traffic in opinions. After all, I’m a blogger. Opinions have been good to yours truly. But if there’s anything scaring me these days, it’s the blatant use of celebrity opinions with regard to [the correct … Continue reading →

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Haveil Havalim #241

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Soccerdad

Co-blogger Snoopy is hosting the latest Haveil Havalim on his site. Comprhensive. How can he go wrong if he starts off with a picture by Dzeni? If I may emphasize a few posts for special mention, I’d recommend this one … Continue reading →

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Conceived in sin

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Soccerdad

According to Al Jazeera, the impetus for the Goldstone Commission report came from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). (h/t My Right Word) Al Jazeera: The UN’s Goldstone report has been in the headlines in the past few weeks … Continue reading →

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The Obama Israel policy: Miserable failure

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Let us review the Obama administration on Israel. We’ll start with the Cairo speech, which you may not remember was titled “A New Beginning.” The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. (Applause.) This construction violates … Continue reading →

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J-street cleaning

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Soccerdad

What happens when you try to present yourself as something you’re not, and then events conspire to show your true colors? Well you go to a sympathetic reporter and get him to present your side of the story. It’s very … Continue reading →

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Party to our own destruction

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

On what planet does inviting the asshole who created yet another modern blood libel to an Israeli media convention constitute making any kind of sense? Minister for Development of the Negev and Galilee Silvan Shalom will not be attending the … Continue reading →

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