Monthly Archives: October 2010

Sunday night cats

Posted on 10/31/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Twofer! (Unmade bed!) ((They love the unmade bed!!)) Gracie in close-up.

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Oh, it’s Halloween

Posted on 10/31/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Went to the gym this morning and couldn’t understand what kind of idiot would work out in a floor-length dress. Then she came near me, and I realized she was a staffer in costume. (She was a princess.) Oh. Right. … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Life | 3 Comments

The dull, throbbing anxiety of Jonathan Franzen’s potential reader

Posted on 10/31/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

I have a confession to make. It is with growing feelings of inferiority and frustration that I look at the growing list of authors who, according to widely accepted verdict of literary critics belong to the Pantheon of greatness or … Continue reading →

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The Stewart/Colbert rally

Posted on 10/30/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Is it my imagination, or were the only black people at the rally onstage when the OJays sang “Love Train“? Also, funny, isn’t it, that Stewart didn’t introduce Yusuf Islam by his full name? Oh, wait. I forgot. Cat Stevens … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Pop Culture | 2 Comments

Al Qaeda: Singling out the Jews

Posted on 10/30/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Lair Simon said it best: To compete with UPS, FedEx in Yemen changes motto to: “When it absolutely, positively has to kill Jews overnight.” The stupider members of the anti-Israel left pointed to al Qaeda’s naming of Israel’s “occupation” as … Continue reading →

Posted in Jews, Terrorism | 4 Comments

Boycott Israel: Lose your lives and your jobs

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Presybterian church (PC-USA) wants to boycott and divest from all companies that do business with Israel. Great idea, guys! You don’t want to support the country that gives us new and better ways to detect cancer with a simple … Continue reading →

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Rabin remembered; terror forgotten

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Soccerdad

Ethan Bronner reports in a letter from Tel Aviv on Remembering Rabin, Some See His Legacy Fading Bronner quotes Ben Dror Yemini: “The truth is the opposite,” he wrote. “Rabin’s assassination saved the Israeli left wing.” He added that before … Continue reading →

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Today, in the future

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This fits perfectly with Soccerdad’s post coming up in one short hour. Latma is one of the funniest shows on the air. It makes me want to learn to REALLY learn Hebrew. H/T the Elder.

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Friday briefs

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Documenting Egyptian war crimes: But there won’t be a hue and cry over them, because they were committed against Israelis. Wasted PR funds: The publisher and senior editors of the New York Times visited Ariel, the “settlement” city. My prediction: … Continue reading →

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The UN as accomplice

Posted on 10/28/2010 by Soccerdad

The other day Elder of Ziyon blogged about The Palestinian Arab plan for de-legitimizing Israel, 1968 and observed: While the PLO has not been as successful in rallying the Arab nations behind it in recent years, its propaganda plan has … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 10/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

But it’s anti-Zionism! Jordan, the nation that signed a peace treaty with Israel, does not allow Jewish religious symbols. It used to mean no religious Jew could bring t’filin into the country. Now, you can’t even wear a yarmulke. In … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast: A tale of two “protests”

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP has two ways of describing situations: One way when Israelis are involved, and another way for everyone else. Witness: Crowd harasses UN investigators in Beirut Oh, so a crowd yelled slogans or something at UN investigators? Maybe they … Continue reading →

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Wanting peace more than the Palestinians

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Soccerdad

A few days ago the Washington Post reported Halt to Palestinian peace talks could become permanent: In perhaps the shortest round of peace negotiations in the history of their conflict, talks between the Israelis and Palestinians have ground to a … Continue reading →

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Things you learn when you’re tired

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Meryl Yourish

You can’t make toast without bread.

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Tuesday morning Middle East briefs

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Say, that Obama-Syria outreach really worked! The latest insult from Baby Assad: Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat newspaper in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. “created chaos in every place it entered.” Smart power! So, how’s that idea about separating … Continue reading →

Posted in Jew Cooties, Lebanon, News Briefs, Syria, The One | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Some say that the New York Times is anti-Israel

Posted on 10/25/2010 by Soccerdad

With an article titled Some question insistence on Israel as Jewish State, the New York Times officially joins the anti-Israel crowd. No doubt there are those who disagree with Netanyahu as to whether Israel should be called a Jewish state. … Continue reading →

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Angela Merkel, multikulti and “progressives” mental paralysis

Posted on 10/25/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

So, the sky has thundered. The leader of one of most politically correct, sensitive and holier-than-thou countries in Europe finally delivered a coup de grâce to already dying unnatural creature called  multiculturalism. It’s quite the time, and let’s be frank: … Continue reading →

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Where in the world?

Posted on 10/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Had an amazing drive this afternoon. There’s a small farm in northern VA that sells (among other things) chestnuts, and as I am extremely passionate about the nut of the tree that used to cover America, I drove from Richmond … Continue reading →

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Sunday snarks

Posted on 10/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Must… not… say… it… Must… not… say… it: The Palestinians are opening a Rachel Corrie restaurant. Say, think it’ll feature pancakes? Damn. I said it. Iranian ERA Watch: Iran has restricted 12 “Western” social sciences. These include law, women’s studies, … Continue reading →

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Saturday briefs

Posted on 10/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Christians telling Jews what to do, 2010 version: A synod of Middle East bishops met, and decided that a) Israel shouldn’t be occupying “Palestinian lands,” b) Israeli Christians shouldn’t sell their homes no matter what, and b) There is no … Continue reading →

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