Monthly Archives: January 2010

Friday briefs

Posted on 01/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’m not even going to bother pointing out the anti-Israel spin. Really. The whole article blames the failure of the peace process entirely on Israel. It’s not worth parsing. Compare and contrast, Obama version: Let’s take a look at why … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on 01/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Ew, Jew Cooties, Part 2: Toldja so. The Iranian is denying touching an Israeli. It’s just a Zionist lie, you see. He never shook hands with a filthy Jew Zionist.Hey, it’s more than just his job at stake. In Mad … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Jew Cooties, News Briefs, Terrorism | 4 Comments

The Landes Report

Posted on 01/21/2010 by Soccerdad

Prof Richard Landes has a two part article critiquing the Goldstone report at the MERIA Journal. In part one Landes mostly criticizes Goldstone’s assumptions an methodology. As might be expected from this attitude toward the testimony they heard, the report … Continue reading →

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A porous blockade

Posted on 01/21/2010 by Soccerdad

In an article about Israel’s partial closure of Gaza, Jeffrey Goldberg observes that there’s a lack of background provided by Reuters. What else is missing from this description? Israel “left” Gaza in 2005. Then what happened? Did Gaza take the … Continue reading →

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The Massachusetts Message: Fanfare from the common man

Posted on 01/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

One of the reasons Scott Brown plowed over Martha Coakley in his pickup truck on Tuesday is because the signals coming from Washington and the media are all about how Americans are too stupid, too uneducated, too ignorant, or too … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 01/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Uh-oh—Jew cooties will cost this man his job: An Iranian shook an Israeli’s hand at a trade fair. How long before he a) declares he never touched a Jew or b) resigns? (My money says as long as it takes … Continue reading →

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Haiti: virtue exposing vice

Posted on 01/20/2010 by Soccerdad

Akiva Eldar in Ha’aretz: But the remarkable identification with the victims of the terrible tragedy in distant Haiti only underscores the indifference to the ongoing suffering of the people of Gaza. Only a little more than an hour’s drive from … Continue reading →

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The water libel: Zionists flooding Gaza to drown Palestinians

Posted on 01/20/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

When you (an Elder, I mean) relax for a moment and think that you can have a rest from your daily quota of dirty deeds, it appears that another Elders’ department has written a new page in the ever-growing book … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown, Junior Senator from Massachusetts

Posted on 01/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

There’s very little I don’t like about Scottie the Hottie, and listening to his victory speech makes me like him even more. I called the election yesterday, the moment I saw that James Zogby had Coakley up by one. That … Continue reading →

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Rachel’s tomb and the protection of Jewish holy sites

Posted on 01/19/2010 by Soccerdad

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977. Part IV : Civilian population #Section I — General protection against effects of hostilities … Continue reading →

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Election Day Snarks

Posted on 01/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The One may not be questioned: Tone deaf does not describe the Obama administration. I think the word we’re looking for is hubris. Because not only is Obama going to ignore a Republican victory in Massachusetts, but he’s going to … Continue reading →

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Go, Scott, go!

Posted on 01/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Good luck Scott Brown. Say, notice how he’s not using a Teleprompter? I’m rooting for you, Scott!

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The evening political snarks

Posted on 01/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Obama: The Musical. Yes, really. In Germany, but the songs are in English. And judging by the excerpts, it, uh, sucks. Sure, I may be a bit biased, but really—these are not songs that will leave you humming as you … Continue reading →

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A surprising skill

Posted on 01/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

On Saturday, I stopped by Sarah’s house after services to pick up Jake, who was due for some one-on-one time with Aunt Meryl. Our projects for the weekend: To find two missing items in a bunch of clutter, a postcard … Continue reading →

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Monday morning sniefs

Posted on 01/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

(Snark briefs) The passing of a righteous woman: Miep Gies, the woman who helped shelter Anne Frank and who saved her diary from the Nazis, died last week. She did not think she was a hero. “Imagine young people would … Continue reading →

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Extremist in Egypt, teacher in London, what else are you, Reza Pankhurst?

Posted on 01/18/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

The name of Reza Pankhurst reached the headlines in 2002, when he and his friends were arrested by Egyptian police. Dr Waheed said businessman Mr Pankhurst, student Mr Nawaz and Mr Nisbett, an English convert to Islam who was studying … Continue reading →

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Danny Glover is a bigger idiot than Pat Robertson

Posted on 01/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just when you think you can’t find someone even dumber in Hollywood, out comes this gem from Danny Glover: Actor Danny Glover says the earthquake in Haiti is a result of global warming. Glover told GRITtv that it could have … Continue reading →

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A Jewish Blog Carnival

Posted on 01/17/2010 by Jack

It is that time again. Haveil Havalim, the weekly blog carnival of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere is now live. Go check it out. It is chock full of good stuff to read.

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Saturday night open thread

Posted on 01/16/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Sorry, but it’s been a busy day, and my nephew Jake is over. Say, the movie remake of Get Smart wasn’t bad. In fact, it was pretty good. We laughed throughout. I didn’t see it in the movies because I … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Sarah

Posted on 01/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

These are some of the things that come out in my conversations with Sarah. Sometimes she says them. Sometimes I say them. Sometimes they’re the product of both of our twisted minds. Yeah, that’s why I love cats. They’re the … Continue reading →

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