Monthly Archives: July 2010

Israel makes Gazans shop until they drop

Posted on 07/18/2010 by Soccerdad

One of my proudest accomplishments in my blogging career was publicizing a photograph of Tony Blair’s repugnant sister-in-law (and British media celebrity) Lauren Booth shopping in a fully stocked store in Gaza. Others, such as Israelly Cool! and Elder of … Continue reading →

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Lies, damned lies, and Turkish lies

Posted on 07/18/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Apparently, lying runs in the Erdogan family. Mrs. Prime Minister Erdogan hosted a meeting with Palestinian businesswomen, and told them that Shimon Peres’ response to her husband at Davos in 2009

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What? No new posts?

Posted on 07/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Whoops. I was out having a life today. I’ll be doing more of that tomorrow.

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Bazaar behavior

Posted on 07/16/2010 by Soccerdad

The New York Times reported earlier this week about protests against the Iranian government. The Iranian government declared a sudden, two-day national holiday on Sunday and Monday, after a long-simmering dispute between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Tehran bazaar erupted … Continue reading →

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The IHH and Erdogan: Partners in crime

Posted on 07/16/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The New York Times has investigated the IHH and discovered that it has deep ties to the Islamist Turkish government, including its Islamist Prime Minister—the one who has been working hard at ending Turkey’s relationship with Israel and cozying up … Continue reading →

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Anger management program dropouts

Posted on 07/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Language warning: It’s Christian Bale vs. Mel Gibson. Effing hilarious.

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Do you believe in the Nobel Peace Prize, if Facebook tells you so?

Posted on 07/15/2010 by Soccerdad

A number of bloggers have noticed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize. I would have thought it was absurd, because 1) He is a doctor of Holocaust denial. 2) He provided the funding for … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 07/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

And if they were Palestinian prisoners, this would be the number one news story in the world: Cuban political prisoners tell of horrible prison conditions, only 50 stories so far in the Google News aggregator. Because if it ain’t Jews, … Continue reading →

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Comment registration

Posted on 07/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, you can comment again without having to log in. Let’s see if the spammers got bored with me or not. I’d tell you all the cool secrets I learned about spammers trying to register as blog users, but then … Continue reading →

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Just four simple words on Mel Gibson:

Posted on 07/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. (Background)

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The president plans; Abbas throws pie in his face

Posted on 07/14/2010 by Soccerdad

Last week I offered qualified praise to the editors of the Washington Post for their observations about President Obama’s meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The one part of the editorial that I didn’t like was towards the end: Now Mr. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, briefly

Posted on 07/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, they really mean it this time: The Libyan “aid” ship has detoured to Egypt instead of trying to run the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Or so they say. The AFP says the Libyans are still talking about going to … Continue reading →

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Turn off the AC, turn on the bad times

Posted on 07/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

As the northeast suffers through a July heat wave, the WaPo publishes an op-ed by the author of a book about how bad air conditioning is for us. A.C.’s obvious public-health benefits during severe heat waves do not justify its … Continue reading →

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The Eiland report: spinning it against Israel

Posted on 07/13/2010 by Soccerdad

Originally the Washington Post reported Israeli troops raid aid flotilla headed for Gaza, killing nine and the New York Times reported Deadly Israeli Raid Draws Condemnation. Both articles seem reasonably accurate in hindsight. Now Israel has released the results of … Continue reading →

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Snarks, snarks, get your snarks here

Posted on 07/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Damn, the bulls did a poor job this year: The running of the bulls, and they could only manage three with bumps and bruises? Geez. What about some good, old-fashioned gorings? (I always root for the bulls on this one.) … Continue reading →

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They couldn’t possibly have been inspired by the Nazis

Posted on 07/12/2010 by Soccerdad

What You Can’t Say About Islamism by Paul Berman In our present Age of the Zipped Lip, you are supposed to avoid making any of the following inconvenient observations about the history and doctrines of the Islamist movement: You are … Continue reading →

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“… what any mujahedeen woman wants”

Posted on 07/12/2010 by Soccerdad

Today’s Week in Review features and aritcle, Wanted: Jihadists to Marry Widows: A snippet of news from a shadowy corner of Iraq: Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia recently issued a fatwa telling its fighters to marry the widows of those who … Continue reading →

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Rabbis FOR Israel

Posted on 07/12/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

There have been numerous statements circulating lately including one from J Street that received prominent attention. Many rabbis have felt uncomfortable with some or all of these statements. Rabbi Micky Boyden has, with the help of others, created a statement … Continue reading →

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Traveling briefs

Posted on 07/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

What? The AP is talking terrorism? Yes, really. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy released a report today saying the Obama Administration’s refusal to acknowledge Islamism as the driving ideology behind Islamic terrorism is a very bad idea. And … Continue reading →

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Why was Ocatavia Nasr fired?

Posted on 07/11/2010 by Soccerdad

There is currently a rumor going around that CNN reporter, Octavia Nasr was fired for a uncritical eulogy she tweeted for recently departed Sheikh Fadlallah. Don’t get me wrong, Nasr clearly showed a bias that is all too prevalent in … Continue reading →

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