Monthly Archives: July 2010

Naming and shaming the U.N.

Posted on 07/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This guy is my new hero: Phillip Ruch’s monument to Srebrenica is a huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. Seen from afar it … Continue reading →

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Update on new user registration

Posted on 07/10/2010 by Meryl Yourish

If you don’t leave a valid email address, you won’t be able to retrieve your password if you forget it. Rather than deal with users re-registering a zillion times, I’ll be sending out an email to validate you. Just a … Continue reading →

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The anti-Israel media double standard

Posted on 07/10/2010 by Meryl Yourish

A few days ago, Israel released formerly classified photos that detailed Hezbollah weapons caches and soldiers nestled deeply within southern Lebanese civilian villages and towns. The world media dutifully passed along the information just as eagerly as they passed along … Continue reading →

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Like the singin’ bird and the croakin’ toad, I got a name – and Israelis don’t like it

Posted on 07/09/2010 by Soccerdad

via memeorandum Haaretz reports, Obama: Israelis suspicious of me because my middle name is Hussein During the interview Wednesday, when confronted with the anxiety that some Israelis feel toward him, Obama said that “some of it may just be the … Continue reading →

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The famous Hezbollah stance on freedom of the press

Posted on 07/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Hezbollah is really, really mad that CNN fired its Mideast editor for Tweeting praise of their recently dead spiritual leader. The Lebanese militant Hezbollah has denounced CNN’s decision to fire a Middle East editor for posting a note on Twitter … Continue reading →

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Oops.

Posted on 07/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

NOW people can register to add comments. I forgot to open registration when I closed comments to all but registered users.

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Why can’t the editors of the New York Times …

Posted on 07/08/2010 by Soccerdad

… be more like the editors of the Washington Post? Today’s Washington Post features an editorial President Obama’s new Middle East course has promise: FOR MUCH of the past 15 months, President Obama sought to advance his goal of a … Continue reading →

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The Obama full-court press

Posted on 07/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I hardly know what to say. The first word that comes to mind is “hypocrite.” Because suddenly, Obama has seen the light on the Israeli point of view regarding peace. U.S. President Barack Obama has said there is hope for … Continue reading →

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Comment registration is back on

Posted on 07/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve been hit by spammers a lot this week, and I have no desire to police my comments while I’m taking a break for a long weekend. If you’re already registered, you can comment. If you haven’t, and you’re not … Continue reading →

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Only Israel

Posted on 07/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Via Hot Air. The comments at YouTube are, of course, filthy and hateful, for the most part.

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The odd “peace logic” of the New York Times

Posted on 07/07/2010 by Soccerdad

Yesterday’s meeting between Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Obama did not impress the editors of the New York Times. In Mr. Netanyahu at the White House, they write: President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel satisfied their short-term … Continue reading →

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Wednesday morning breifs—no, briefs

Posted on 07/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

But I thought it was “traditionally Arab east Jerusalem”: The AP officially admits that Jerusalem did not belong to the Palestinians throughout history. In an article about a century-old grenade found in Jerusalem’s Old City, the AP writes: Jerusalem’s Old … Continue reading →

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The Obama-Netanyahu aftermath

Posted on 07/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So, what was the scorecard of the big meeting? Barry Rubin says it was pretty much theater. Obama praised Netanyahu just as much on the “peace process.” The president said: “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu wants peace. I think … Continue reading →

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WaPo: President Obama seeks to mend fences with Israel and keep Jews on board

Posted on 07/06/2010 by Soccerdad

Ahead of today’s visit of Prime Minister Netanyahu to President Obama the Washington Post, In Obama, Netanyahu meet again amid questions over U.S.-Israel relations, catalogues many of the difficulties plaguing the relationship between the two allies. The public show of … Continue reading →

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Egyptian and Jordanian fears of a Palestinian State

Posted on 07/06/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

I’ve been talking about Egyptian and Jordanian fears of an independent Palestinian state for years and in fact, discussed  the issue only a few days ago with some of my colleagues. One of the biggest challenges in creating a Palestinian … Continue reading →

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NorVA trip open thread

Posted on 07/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I have to be at meetings today, so you get to comment on these: Ban Ki-Moon blames Israel for complaining that Hezballah is re-arming. Will Obama support the previous administration’s agreement with Israel? Why did B’tselem want the press release … Continue reading →

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Post-holiday briefs

Posted on 07/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, this is just too easy: Iran has released a list of “Islamic haircuts” for men. Yes, really. Excuse me, I think I cracked a rib laughing so hard at this one. I swear, they’re just making it easier and … Continue reading →

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PCUSA’s Report is So Bad that J Street is Condemning It

Posted on 07/05/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Camera’s, Dexter Van Zile, reported today that J Street’s Vice President Rachel Lerner couldn’t condemn PCUSA’s Middle East Study Committee Report strongly enough. Lerner spoke at a PCUSA organized meeting in Minneapolis this weekend. According to Camera’s report, Lerner said: … Continue reading →

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Responding to Turkey

Posted on 07/05/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

This morning, the Turkish government took one more step toward becoming a pariah state while pretending that it was threatening action against Israel, which it considers to be one. I do not make this statement without understanding the broader implications … Continue reading →

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Do not speak ill of dead terrorists

Posted on 07/05/2010 by Soccerdad

Yesterday the New York Times wrote of the death of Mohammed Oudeh, otherwise known as Abud Daoud the mastermind of the terrorist attack on the Israeli athletes in the 1972 Olympics, killing eleven of them. In later years, as a … Continue reading →

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