Monthly Archives: June 2010

The updated Yourish.com comments policy

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Because so many new people have been coming to my blog lately and attempting to leave comments, I think it’s time to reiterate my comments policy. First caveat: My blog, my dime, my rules. If you don’t like it, tough. … Continue reading →

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Turkey Now Demanding US Condemnation

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Turkey is now demanding that the US condemn Israel’s actions. The US response should be to criticize TURKEY’S actions and to inform Turkey that its status as an ally under the protection of NATO is dependent upon it ceasing to … Continue reading →

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The UN condemns “acts”

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Soccerdad

No surprise. The United States tried for some ambiguity, but didn’t really get it. In a formal statement that seemed less forceful than what had been demanded by Palestinians, Arabs and Turkey the council also demanded an impartial investigation into … Continue reading →

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Who strengthened Hamas?

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Soccerdad

A month ago, Elder of Ziyon had strung together a number of reports from different sources (and different levels of credibility) that suggested that Hamas was losing its grip on Gaza. The items listed by Elder of Ziyon, with Hamas’s … Continue reading →

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The flotilla attack: Aftermath

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The armchair analysts have been at it since late Saturday night, blaming Israel for the deaths of the attackers of the IDF, even though the photographic evidence that the attack was laid well in advance is mounting. There’s news about … Continue reading →

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Differing Witnesses and “The truth must be somewhere in between”

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Many of those who were on the Mavi Marmara are speaking out and what they are saying is damning of Israel. Of course, what they are saying is also contradicted directly by the video of the event. MK Hanin Zuabi … Continue reading →

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The Real Problem is Turkey

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

It is becoming clearer and clearer that Turkey is not simply critical of Israel, but is in fact hostile to Israel. Think about this for a moment. In the past couple of weeks alone, Turkey has worked with Iran to … Continue reading →

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UN to Israel: You asked for it

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The United Nations is telling Israel that the fault for the attack on their commando force from the Turkish ship during the Free Gaza flotilla wouldn’t have happened had there been no seige of Gaza. In other words, if Israel … Continue reading →

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