Monthly Archives: September 2010

Pieces of Time’s “peace”

Posted on 09/07/2010 by Soccerdad

This weeks’ Time Magazine has a cover story that explains, “Why israel doesn’t care about Peace?” Israelly Cool dismisses it with: Real serious journalism here. A provocative title and they’ve spoken with a couple of Tel Aviv condo salesmen. All … Continue reading →

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J Street smears ECI: It’s all about lack of context

Posted on 09/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

J Street knows that the Emergency Committee for Israel is hitting nerves. Joe Sestak has now refudiated signing a letter to Obama urging the lifting of most of the Gaza blockade. So what is J Street doing? Lying by omission. … Continue reading →

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Why, yes, the site was down for a while

Posted on 09/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I was out enjoying the last day of summer with my favorite family. I had backwards dinner tonight—custard at Rita’s with Sarah and the kids, then dinner. I bought a dining room set today. I won’t have it by the … Continue reading →

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The “World is Flat” Award for the columnist who tries hardest to emulate Thomas Friedman goes to …

Posted on 09/06/2010 by Soccerdad

Kathleen Parker for her silly Facebook and social media offer the potential of peace column the other day. At the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sits between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. … Continue reading →

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Tzedaka for the holidays

Posted on 09/05/2010 by Meryl Yourish

If you’re trying to decide where to send your tzedaka for the high holidays, consider 2020 Vision Quest. My friend Rachel is heavily involved with the fundraising. She told me that there are about 4 million blind people in the … Continue reading →

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The wages of cbm’s

Posted on 09/05/2010 by Soccerdad

Last week, in New Chance for Peace the editors of the New York Times observed that: There are other positive currents. Violence against Israelis is down. Palestinian security forces are increasingly competent at policing the West Bank. Palestinian authorities have … Continue reading →

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Delusions of “peace:” Breaking the conspiracy of silence

Posted on 09/05/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

This is an article that you will probably find as hard to read as I had. One certain indication that the peace talks must fail is the flood of mail that I have gotten of late from Palestinian peace and … Continue reading →

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Saturday night open thread

Posted on 09/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Been having a life this weekend, since an out-of-town visitor is here. Showed her the Richmond sights, then went to the Byrd Theater for the second-run showing of Prince of Persia. You know, that really is a fun, fun movie. … Continue reading →

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Friday, briefly

Posted on 09/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! The UN gives up on Israel’s nukes: That will be one less anti-Israel report out of the UN, as investigators have given up because they can’t get the information they need for the report. Oh, like Israel is going … Continue reading →

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If you keep rejecting a deal it probably means …

Posted on 09/03/2010 by Soccerdad

The New York Times features an analysis, Mideast expert fear peace talks are too ambitious. The headline is probably correct as Abbas has no real standing to make any deal. But this paragraph struck me: But those urging a more … Continue reading →

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The Netanyahu narrative: He doesn’t really want peace

Posted on 09/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The anti-Israel (and anti-Bibi) narrative continues. In this AP peace processs analysis, the writer reports about critics on “both sides,” and yet, it is Netanyahu who is slammed throughout. Witness: Analysts on both sides questioned the ability and desire of … Continue reading →

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More briefs!

Posted on 09/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! I get to piss off the Mormons again: Every time I post about the Mormons posthumously baptizing Jews, one of them manages to read my blog and post an angry comment. So here it is: The LDS say they’re … Continue reading →

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Friedman’s false history

Posted on 09/02/2010 by Soccerdad

Thomas Friedman – the master of pithy phrase that means nothing and firm believer that there’s always one more Israeli concession that’s necessary for peace in the Middle East – clearly has experienced a different history from the one I … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 09/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Turkey is starting to get the piper’s bill: The U.S. military will withdraw again from the annual joint military exercises with Turkey and Israel if Turkey excludes Israel again. The question for the Turks, then, is who do they think … Continue reading →

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How the Peace Stoppage May Become a Process

Posted on 09/01/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Much of the discussion on the Palestinian side in recent months centers on two plans should the peace process fail. One is aimed at forcing Israel to accept the entire population of the West Bank, if not also Gaza, into … Continue reading →

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The “cbm” imbalance

Posted on 09/01/2010 by Soccerdad

The New York Times today reports Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders. First of all, they were not settlers, they were people. When terror attacks claim the lives of Jews living in Judea and Samaria, the Times can’t keep its … Continue reading →

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While the bodies are still warm

Posted on 09/01/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

Ghada Karmi, a nasty propagandist, one of many in the Guardian’s service, excelled in her article A Middle East peace that wreaks havoc. The lede of the article speaks for the rest of it: “With the odds stacked so strongly … Continue reading →

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Comparing condemnations

Posted on 09/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Terror attacks are apparently not an obstacle to peace. The Obama administration didn’t The State Department does not feel the need to issue a scathing condemnation of the attackers who murdered four Israeli civilians, including a pregnant woman. It’s far … Continue reading →

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