Monthly Archives: February 2010

The textbook anti-Israel comment

Posted on 02/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

It’s been a long time since I took a typical anti-Israel comment and expounded on it in a post, but this one is a textbook example of so many of the anti-Israel shits that it merits its own mention. A … Continue reading →

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Crazy or not, here they come

Posted on 02/19/2010 by Soccerdad

Guy Bechor observes Israel is back. (h/t David Hazony via Twitter) According to terror groups, Israel can reach anywhere and has infiltrated every organization and each Arab state. The glory of Israel’s secret services had been restored and the fear … Continue reading →

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Epic fail

Posted on 02/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Probably the first and last time you’ll ever read those words on this blog, but who’s the genius at the Israeli Embassy who thought up this line to announce Shahar Peer’s tennis victory on Twitter? You heard it here first: … Continue reading →

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The Tiggerble Twos

Posted on 02/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

On April 18th, 2008, I brought home an eight-week-old kitten. That makes today his second birthday. He’s a lot bigger now. He and Gracie got tunafish this morning. And here are a few things Tig did during his birthday week. … Continue reading →

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The real reason for the Hamas hit

Posted on 02/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

From the comments: No one yet has pointed out the REAL reason this guy was ‘terminated’. The videos I’ve seen show him carrying a tennis racket. In DUBAI. And who is doing really well in the tournament now being held … Continue reading →

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The Dubai sanction

Posted on 02/18/2010 by Soccerdad

While the apparent efficiency involved in killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh has convinced many that Israel killed him, (via memeorandum) some others are raising doubts. Tom Gross, for example, wonders: * There seems a very real possibility that Israel is being set … Continue reading →

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The all-Hamas hit snark news

Posted on 02/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Hey, terrorists are human, too! Why is it that the AP insists on writing hagiographies for dead terrorists, yet usually utterly ignores the biographies of their victims? I’m surprised they even mentioned the names of the two Israeli soldiers he … Continue reading →

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Mossad hit, or a blame-Israel team?

Posted on 02/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I have no background whatsoever in the analysis of secret agent hits, unless you count watching spy movies. And boy, this hit sure has all the marks of a great spy movie. When al-Mabhouh returned to the hotel at 8.24pm … Continue reading →

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Misplaced honors

Posted on 02/17/2010 by Soccerdad

Recently there were a couple of items of how the United States is honoring (in different ways) people they shouldn’t be. Martin Kramer on the American Ambassador to Afghanistan honoring a past Afghan hero. No doubt it made diplomatic sense … Continue reading →

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Cohen pines for Palestine

Posted on 02/16/2010 by Soccerdad

Roger Cohen – the columnist who vouched for the moderation of Iran’s rulers – was off to such a promising start, in Hard Mideast Truths: Here’s what I believe. Centuries of persecution culminating in the Holocaust created a moral imperative … Continue reading →

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Goldstone facts: when the messenger is the message

Posted on 02/15/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

When I have first looked at the site that carries on its masthead a proud statement “Goldstone facts”, after browsing its main page and several links I became uncomfortable. I was unable to dispose of a feeling that someone went … Continue reading →

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As persistent as they wanna be

Posted on 02/15/2010 by Soccerdad

If the UN has been persistent in pursuing the Goldstone Report, it hasn’t been as scrupulous in a different matter. Michael Young complains about the U.N.’s betrayal in Beirut. Five years ago former Lebanese President Rafiq Hariri was killed. Half … Continue reading →

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The extended day of rest post

Posted on 02/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Sorry, folks, but I am out of outrage today. That sinus infection that I’ve had all week is still hanging on, and I’m using my holiday to rest up some more.

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The administration’s Goldstone omission

Posted on 02/14/2010 by Soccerdad

Benny Avni writing about the Goldstone Hustle in the New York Post concludes: If Goldstone’s tactics succeed, future imitators will surely build cases for “war crimes” in Iraq, Afghanistan or Yemen. Indeed, the ICC’s top prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has already … Continue reading →

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Nesting

Posted on 02/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

When I’m downstairs at the computer, Tig needs to be nearby. Sometimes he sleeps on one of the other kitchen chairs. Sometimes he sleeps in the living room in my chair, getting the throw covered with cat hair. And sometimes, … Continue reading →

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I have weird friends

Posted on 02/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This is my friend Neil, whom I met, oh, twenty-some years ago. This picture got linked by BoingBoing and Instapundit. This is the backstory on his wife’s blog. And this is another example of my crazy friend, an obvious homage … Continue reading →

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Afternoon funny

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Jon Stewart on the Iranian space program.

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The denier’s denials

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Soccerdad

Last week, Der Spiegel interviewed Mahmoud Abba, president of the Palestinian Authority. (h/t Bookworm Room) The way the interview was presented was with a question: how many lies did Abbas tell? I didn’t go over the interview with a fine … Continue reading →

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Famous Jew-hater to Israel: Have you stopped beating your wife yet?

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Jenny Tonge, one of the most famous Jew-haters in Britain, is demanding that Israel prove its innocence by launching an inquiry into rumors that Israelis were harvesting organs in Haiti. What evidence does she cite (besides her own Palestine Telegraph, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn | 11 Comments

Snowy Calvinism

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Soccerdad

In honor of the east coast’s recent deluge of snow, Transterrestial Musings points out a relevant collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. Some people were inspired to follow Calvin’s lead. I suppose I could do without the red food coloring. … Continue reading →

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