Monthly Archives: December 2009

Happy new year open thread

Posted on 12/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Almost forgot. Happy new year, everyone!

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Day 4 – 1 year ago

Posted on 12/31/2009 by Soccerdad

Some interesting tidbits again from the JCPA’s Daily Alert of December 31, 2008. Alan Dershowitz got to the point in the Christian Science Monitor: The most dangerous of the three responses is not the Iranian-Hamas absurdity, which is largely ignored … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve snark

Posted on 12/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Jimmy Carter’s moderate buds call for the end of Israel: The “moderate” Hamas calls for all of Jerusalem to “remain” Islamic. Not just the eastern part (which contains the Jewish Quarter, but hey, why let a few facts that occurred … Continue reading →

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Some ‘splainin’

Posted on 12/30/2009 by Soccerdad

Last week Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai was killed in an ambush. Following the attack, Israel tracked down an killed three suspects in the murder. At the funerals for the murderers, protesters objected to the PA’s cooperation with Israel, leading JoshuaPundit … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – 1 year ago

Posted on 12/30/2009 by Soccerdad

Taken from Daily Alert of December 30, 2008. Reports of “targeted killings” by Hamas start to emerge. On Monday, Dr. Ashour was not the only official in charge. Armed Hamas militants in civilian clothes roamed the halls. Asked their function, … Continue reading →

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The double standard exposed: Iran v. Israel

Posted on 12/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Iranians are being murdered in the streets. The sister of Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel peace laureate who is not currently in Iran, was arrested and imprisoned apparently for the crime of being Shirin’s sister. The Iranians are beating protesters, … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy

Posted on 12/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s been a very busy day at work today. Will be very busy again tomorrow. Things should slow down by Thursday. And I must stop buying Popcap games. Plants vs. Zombies has kept me up late two nights in a … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – 1 year ago

Posted on 12/29/2009 by Soccerdad

According to JCPA’s Daily Alert last December 29th was an admission by Hamas that many of those killed were police officers. Hamas TV acknowledged this morning that the vast majority of those killed are from the Hamas military (Elder of … Continue reading →

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The mystery of the Israeli ambassadors

Posted on 12/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The rightosphere is abuzz with the news that all of Israel’s ambassadors have been called home for a conference. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman, will host a conference … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – 1 year ago

Posted on 12/28/2009 by Soccerdad

The first day of Israel’s war against Hamas brought this comment from a Jerusalem Post editorial: At this newspaper, we wonder how an international community that can’t bring itself to explicitly support Israel’s operation against the most intransigent of Muslim … Continue reading →

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Obamaspeak in Bizarro World

Posted on 12/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

On what planet did this system work other than Bizarro World, the DC Comics-Superman world where everything is the reverse of what it’s supposed to be: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that the thwarting of the attempt to … Continue reading →

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The cat came back

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The cat came back On Thanksgiving night, as everybody watched Margarita do tricks after dinner, they heard something yelping on the porch. There was a bedraggled Giggle-Blizzard, for the first time in 11 days. His back legs were smashed. He … Continue reading →

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Best of the Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere Blog Carnival

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Jack

Hi gang it is Jack and I am pleased to let you know that Haveil Havalim #249–the Israeli Blogger’s/Welcome 2010 edition is live. It is chock full of interesting nuggets and news as seen by the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. Take a moment … Continue reading →

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Things you won’t see in the AP coverage

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Regarding the terror attack last week that killed an Israeli father of seven, and the IDF raids that killed three terrorists suspected of carrying out the attack, well, it’s official: One of the dead terrorists owned the rifle that killed … Continue reading →

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Sunday snarks

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Shorter Soccer Dad: NYTimes says: “Tough Military Stance Stirs Little Debate in Israel.” Meryl says: It works. Duh! Al Qaeda’s nefarious plan succeeded: You know, it’s becoming apparent to me that al Qaeda’s real plan is to make flying the … Continue reading →

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What’s there to debate?

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Soccerdad

The headline and tone of this “news analysis,” Tough Military Stance Stirs Little Debate in Israel the New York Times is baffling. What is there to debate? If the doctrine is effective it’s working. The idea that an idea must … Continue reading →

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T minus one day – one year ago

Posted on 12/27/2009 by Soccerdad

Israel Completes Preparations for Gaza Offensive Amid Continuing Rocket Fire – Mark LavieIsrael wrapped up preparations for a broad offensive in the Gaza Strip Thursday after Palestinians fired about 100 rockets and mortar shells across the border in two days. … Continue reading →

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Unspinning the anti-Israel spin

Posted on 12/26/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you read only the wire services, you wouldn’t understand exactly why the IDF killed three terrorists in the West Bank early this morning. Allow me to show you the depths to which the AP falls to justify the murderers, … Continue reading →

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Lazy day/Christmas open thread

Posted on 12/25/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If you’re Jewish and not working for your Christian coworkers today, here’s an open thread for you. If you’re Christian and home for the holiday, or sneaking on your relative’s computer for your blogging fix, here’s an open thread for … Continue reading →

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A present for me!

Posted on 12/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s sheer accident, but this picture of Tig in my boot box is actually Christmas-y. So merry Christmas to my Christian readers, and no, you can’t have it. This one’s mine. In fact, I think I feel a song coming … Continue reading →

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