Monthly Archives: December 2010

A note to my commenters

Posted on 12/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Some of you may have noticed that your comments have disappeared. That is because I will not have the kinds of comments that are accepted on many sites. No disparagement of Arabs, Muslims, or Palestinians for being Arabs, Muslims, or … Continue reading →

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Jew hatred: It’s the Grand Unified Theory in action

Posted on 12/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Lest the idiots in the comments over at Think Progress think that only Republicans are anti-Semites, I remind them of Congressman Jim Moron [sic], who famously blamed the Jews for the Iraq war. At a March 3 antiwar forum in … Continue reading →

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Tom Paine vs. the BDS wussies

Posted on 12/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

You don’t mess around with Tom. His story follows: Pugnacious self-defence is very much the theme of this season, but you don’t have to time-travel back to the Selucid period to find yourself in a fight. In what I think … Continue reading →

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Your Tuesday morning briefs

Posted on 12/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Some good old-fashioned right-wing anti-Semitism: Just a blast from the past for those of us who remember the anti-Semitism of the right. The Texas legislature has the kind I remember from my childhood: “Religious” Christians who want to make sure … Continue reading →

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Israel sharks are eating Egyptian tourists

Posted on 12/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

It’s unbelievable, what those wily Zionists can do: Now, we can command sharks to eat up foreign tourists in the Red Sea (but only off the Egyptian coast, not Israel), just so we can ruin Egypt’s tourism industry. Speaking on … Continue reading →

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Sixth light: Top 40 video

Posted on 12/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This one is the best yet. NCSY Chanukah Musical Remix 2010 (Music by Six13)—they take three big hits and rework them to Chanukah. There are lots of women in this video, as well as children, people of color, and even … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 12/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Zionists are more awesome than anyone knew: Iranians are in another tizzy over another Star of David, this one on the roof of Iran Air, seen on Google Maps. It’s supposedly 30 years old, and may be a prank by … Continue reading →

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Fifth light

Posted on 12/05/2010 by Meryl Yourish

A couple of swingin’ Chanukah songs, courtesy of reader Michael J.: And Ladino! Virtual Menorah: Fifth light

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Time out for a religious controversy

Posted on 12/05/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Here is where I put up a post that causes a wildfire of its own in the comments section. Shas’ spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef implied on Saturday night that the fire raging on Mount Carmel in northern Israel was … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Religion | 9 Comments

Fourth light

Posted on 12/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Are you ready for the Chipmunk Hanukkah song? Yes, I had it a couple of years ago, but that was then. Virtual Menorah: Fourth light

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Saturday things

Posted on 12/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Thing 1: The fire in Israel is easing up. Thank goodness. It’s not under control yet, but it’s likely to be there soon. Thing 2: Is it really a flash mob if it’s obviously a well-trained choir meeting at a … Continue reading →

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Third light

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This one’s thanks to Sarah. And: Virtual Menorah.

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Wikileaks and Erdogan as Mini-Me

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

Our thoughts today continue to be with the people of Israel dealing with the horrific fire in the Carmel Forest. I saw this morning that PM Netanyahu and PM Erdogan of Turkey spoke this morning for the first time. Netanyahu … Continue reading →

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Another Master of Juvenile Scorn

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I think I already bestowed this title on Jeffrey Goldberg, but I’m going to point out again how he is, indeed, a Master of Juvenile Scorn on the same level as yours truly (and that is a rare, rare, rare … Continue reading →

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Friday fire briefs

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Pray for rain: Jameel is live-blogging the fire again. Tragedy trumps posturing? Netanyahu and Erdogan talk. If only Erdogan keeps this attitude after the disaster is over, because NFW is Israel going to apologize to Turkey. Just how old is … Continue reading →

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Delegitimizing Israel, one sentence at a time

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

It’s not my imagination, it’s a real anti-Israel bias. The AP put out an update on the Israeli fires, and the overnight editor appears not to hate Israel at all. (H/T: Y from the comments.) “Fire extinguishing planes were on … Continue reading →

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Fire in Israel

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The largest forest fire in Israel’s history has already taken dozens of lives. Turkey is actually offering to help. The AP still can’t resist inserting its boilerplate about the flotilla (of course, never adding that the “bloody attack” was due … Continue reading →

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Second light

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I stopped too soon while watching this video when I first found it. Sabba Hillel emailed me about it, so I decided to watch the whole thing. Singing, dancing, ice skating, men, women, Greeks who look like Romans, and some … Continue reading →

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When a rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Observe the AP spinmeisters explaining how a more than 5% rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the broader trend in layoffs points to a slowly healing job market. … Continue reading →

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There is referendum and then there is referendum

Posted on 12/02/2010 by SnoopyTheGoon

There is a good referendum: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says group will back formation of Palestinian state with 1967 borders, Jerusalem as capital and resolution of refugee issue if approved by referendum, despite group’s differing ideology. And then there is … Continue reading →

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