Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Mad Mahmoud Lebanon trip news roundup—with snark!

Posted on 10/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Um, two miles from the border is NOT a stone’s throw away: Looks like Mad Mahmoud won’t be hitting Israel with a stone anytime soon—not unless he can throw one two miles. So it’s all media hype. Figures. Bet he … Continue reading →

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The tarnished halo effect

Posted on 10/13/2010 by Soccerdad

The New York Times ran a Reuters report Israel Says Flotilla Detainees Were Treated Well, yesterday. Really nothing surprising about that. What is is surprising is this (via Daily Alert Blog): In a TV interview, Turkish journalist Åžefik Dinç, who … Continue reading →

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Oh, NOW Europe doesn’t care who is a Jew

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

For century after century, in country after country, Europe was obsessed with dispossessing the Jews among its citizens. European nations created the Pale of the Settlement, the ghetto, the Nuremberg Laws. European nations committed pogroms, forced conversion of Jews, and … Continue reading →

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Never – When the Palestinian Authority will Recognize the Jewish State

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Today, I published an article for We Are For Israel in which I talked about today’s article from Haaretz in which the PA leaders repeated their statement that they will “Never” recognize Israel as a Jewish state. You might want to … Continue reading →

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A public service announcement about chain emails

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just in case my readers didn’t know this, I would like to state plainly and clearly so that there can be no misunderstanding: Passing along chain letters will not make you any money. Not now, not ever. An interesting fact … Continue reading →

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Even the losers write history sometimes

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Soccerdad

I am no historian. But I can’t help the feeling that the New York Times’s account of the recdently declassified transcripts of the Israeli government’s deliberations over the war wasn’t presented in academic fashion, but rather to promote the view … Continue reading →

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Columbus Day briefs

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Liar Liar Pants on Fire 1: You can start laughing now. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Monday that Tehran is to reveal proof of how nuclear material enriched by United States was delivered to the Islamic republic’s arch-foe … Continue reading →

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When a reporter’s opinion is news

Posted on 10/10/2010 by Soccerdad

Friday’s effort at smearing Israel in the Washington Post is called For Israeli army, tests of accountability and it is written by long time slanderer Joel Greenberg. First Greenberg writes about the recent video of Israeli soldiers dancing around a … Continue reading →

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Fall Kittypalooza: CATching up on cat pictures

Posted on 10/10/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Tig playing on his kitty shelf. He has a regular playtime, generally around 11 a.m., and often while I (sigh) have a phone meeting. I use the mute button a lot when attending phone conferences. Tig got a new toy … Continue reading →

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Saturday night stupid

Posted on 10/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I put this baby on the DVR, and Sarah came over to watch it with me. It’s great, stupid fun. Made by the guy that brought you Megashark vs. Giant Octopus.

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So – a leader of what?

Posted on 10/09/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

We complain about mass media aiding and abetting Palywood myth building. But here is an example of mass media creating a myth without any participation of the Palywood. From Fox news site of October 9, 2010: As shows Exhibit 1, … Continue reading →

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Damn the Israelis, full speed ahead

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Soccerdad

According to the JTA (via Daily Alert Blog) The Israeli prime minister also has a major strategic concern. According to confidants, he fears that as soon as any new 60-day freeze ends, the Americans will put a “take it or … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

That’s funny, I thought young American Jews were disconnecting from Israel: If the Peter Beinarts of the world are right, and young Jews are separating from Israel, how is it that Taglit (Birthright) Israel had to shut down registration in … Continue reading →

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Killing terrorists is an obstacle to peace

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP doesn’t use quite the langue of this post title, but it’s close enough: Israeli troops killed two senior Hamas militants in an early-morning raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, the Israeli military and Hamas … Continue reading →

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Late Thursday briefs

Posted on 10/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! Lebanon screws itself by mapping its borders: The Lebanese are trying to steal the gas fields that Israel discovered, so they’re defining the maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon—and giving Israel more territory than previous claimed. Those wily Zionists! … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah in passive voice

Posted on 10/07/2010 by Soccerdad

Many of us have noted that since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, Hezbollah has rearmed in violation of UN Security Council resolution. I always wondered when the MSM would catch up with the story. Today the New York … Continue reading →

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NYT: peace process failing despite the great work of the administration

Posted on 10/06/2010 by Soccerdad

Contrary to the upbeat assessment of the Washington Post, Mark Landler of the New York Times can’t figure out why the Middle East peace process isn’t going smoothly. In Risks and Advantages in U.S. Effort in Mideast, Landler begins: When … Continue reading →

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Really bad marketing term of the week

Posted on 10/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? Pubit? Seriously? What was wrong with Publit, you dumbasses? It’s more than one letter off something that immediately springs to most adult minds when they see “Pubit”. Marketing geniuses. They’ll never stop giving me post fodder.

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AP anti-Israel bias: Today, WITHOUT the editorializing

Posted on 10/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP updated its mosque arson story—without editorializing. Amazingly, there are reporters at the AP (who are not named Mohammed Daraghmeh) that can report the Israeli condemnations of the mosque arson without adding an anti-Israel spin to the reasons behind … Continue reading →

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The dancing IDF soldier, BBC, CNN, FFS – and YOU

Posted on 10/05/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

This post is not about the dancing Israeli nincompoop of a soldier, nor about BBC or CNN or even FFS. It’s about you. But to define “you”, we’ll have to peruse the two following exhibits. Which are simply lists of … Continue reading →

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