Monthly Archives: September 2010

The news that Time forgot … part IV

Posted on 09/15/2010 by Soccerdad

1) There is a campaign, financed by U.S. tax dollars, to convince Israelis that Palestinians want peace. The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) — which is supposed to help countries raise their living standards — gave a $250,000 grant … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | Tagged | 1 Comment

Laura Rozen: Shouldn’t you be posting about foreign policy?

Posted on 09/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Someone needs to explain to me why this should be an item on Laura Rozen’s Foreign Policy blog on Politico. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell apologized Tuesday to groups whose entirely lawful events were the subject of regular anti-terrorism reports provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | Tagged | 3 Comments

Catchup briefs

Posted on 09/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Amazing how much stuff they can get through those tunnels: That’s funny, I thought Gazans were having a humanitarian crisis: The IMF says that the Gaza economy grew by 16% so far in 2010. Maybe it’s because there never really … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Gaza, Israel, Media Bias | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Richmond Racist Network

Posted on 09/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Eight years ago, when I first moved to Richmond, I was astonished that the local cable access channel allowed neo-Nazis to publicize their Jew hatred and racism. Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center has released a “Hate Map,” and Jay … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 4 Comments

Check the air for flying pigs

Posted on 09/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Someone please let me know if they see any airborne Porky Pigs. Because I’m not quite sure I’m really reading this: Clinton said in her in-flight remarks that if the negotiating agenda is sequenced correctly and pursued successfully, settlements could … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel | 1 Comment

The news that Time forgot … part III

Posted on 09/14/2010 by Soccerdad

Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid and Natasha Mozgovaya in Ha’aretz (via the Daily Alert Blog) Israel and the Palestinians are at odds over which subjects will open their next round of peace talks. Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to begin with security … Continue reading →

Posted in palestinian politics | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Late Monday briefs

Posted on 09/13/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Gaza moderation watch: Yeah, those Hamasniks totally moderated since they had to run Gaza and make sure things like the garbage got taken care of. Because now even Christian women have to wear the hijab at Al-Azhar University. Those guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion, Terrorism | Tagged , | Comments Off

Echoes of a Shofar

Posted on 09/13/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Shanah Tovah! The sound of the shofar has lifted our people’s spirits, awakening their souls, for generations. The video below is the amazing story of the men who sounded the shofar at the Kotel during the British Anti-Jewish, sorry British … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | 2 Comments

A wholly owned subsidiary of Soros Inc.

Posted on 09/13/2010 by Soccerdad

With an enthusiasm that would make even the most adept PR professional blush, the Washington Post issues a press release about Human Rights Watch newest sugar daddy, With $100 million Soros gift, Human Rights Watch looks to expand global reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Miscellaneous | Tagged , | 1 Comment

When dead people are more important than a living country

Posted on 09/12/2010 by Soccerdad

Back in July, an Arab man, Sabba Kashur was convicted of rape for lying that he was a Jewish man in order to convince a young woman to sleep with him. Details of the case were really irrelevant, various media … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | Tagged | 2 Comments

Briefly

Posted on 09/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

It’s the Islamism, stupid: But I thought they’re terrorists because they’re poor, unemployed, and oppressed! The head of France’s counterespionage agency said that France foiled a terror attack aimed at an IDF fundraiser (uh… the IDF has fundraisers?) in Paris. … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, News Briefs, Terrorism | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Rembering 9/11

Posted on 09/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I wrote about it more than once already. I’ve nothing new to say.

Posted in Terrorism | Tagged , | Comments Off

The I’m still on leave briefs

Posted on 09/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Nukes for us, but not for you: The Arab states are going to pressure the UN to come down on Israel to sign the NPT. Yeah, good luck with that, suckers. It’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism: On the eve of Rosh … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, News Briefs, Religion, United Nations | 2 Comments

Professor Emeritus Moshé Machover, logic and politics

Posted on 09/10/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

I have stumbled on a new year gift of a kind in the Guardian. It’s a letter by professor Emeritus Moshé Machover, grandly titled “Israel, Jews and the peace process”. The letter is relatively short and is worth reading in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts from the past, Israel Derangement Syndrome | Comments Off

Shanah Tovah

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu to all of my Jewish readers. A sweet and happy new year to you and your families. My mother is in town. We’re making an apple cake for the Oneg tonight (and keeping half for ourselves!). And … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | 8 Comments

Friedman’s forgotten amendment

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Soccerdad

Saudi Time by Thomas Friedman Some eight years ago, in February 2002, I interviewed then-Crown Prince-now-King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at his horse farm outside Riyadh. I shared with him a column I had written — suggesting that the Arab … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | Tagged | 2 Comments

Erev Rosh Hashana briefs

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So cemeteries aren’t such holy ground after all: The Islamists in Israel freaked out over a claim that Israel is building over a Muslim cemetery. (They’ve even put up fake headstones to “prove” it is an active cemetery; it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Gaza, Israel, News Briefs, Religion | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Mysterious decision at Time magazine changed focus of issue from Palestinians to Israel

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Soccerdad

According to unconfirmed reports, this was an early draft of Time Magazine’s now infamous cover for September 13, 2010 issue. Originally the issue was supposed to focus on: Abbas telling Jackson Diehl: Instead, he says, he will remain passive. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Media Bias | 4 Comments

Post-holiday briefs

Posted on 09/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

How to spin a report properly: This Ynet article takes Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report on the state of Israeli education at face value, and gives you depressing statistic after depressing statistic. Israel spent less, teaches fewer hours, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, News Briefs | Tagged , | 4 Comments

The mythical “last chance” for peace

Posted on 09/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

While doing some reading around the blogosphere, I came across this phrase in a J Street release on the direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians: The window of opportunity for progress is brief and closing. This could well … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | Tagged , | 1 Comment