Monthly Archives: January 2011

Tuesday “I forgot to publish these this morning” briefs

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, and I’m the Easter Bunny: Iran says it penetrated the Mossad and is currently holding onto ten or so “spies.” Because it’s not like they don’t call someone a spy, arrest and convict him on no evidence (especially if … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Iran, Israel, Media Bias | 1 Comment

Yes, I am a Jew

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was first published on February 27, 2002 For the past couple of months, I’ve noticed that Qatar turns up regularly in my web stat demographics. It may be a spider; it may be a spammer using someone else’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Blasts from the past | Tagged , | 9 Comments

The news the AP leaves out

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

There’s a boilerplate in the current AP stories about the destruction of the “historic” Shepherd Hotel to make way for apartments. The relevant portion is in bold. (The fact that the AP finds it necessary to devote two paragraphs of … Continue reading →

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Men are a different species

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was originally published on January 26, 2002. A couple of days ago, I was in the lunchroom at work, standing in line to pay for my purchase. I work at a college. You need to know that, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Blasts from the past | 11 Comments

When mental illness ruptures civility

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The rush of politicians, pundits, and bloggers trying to blame Sarah Palin and “inflammatory” speech for the shooter who killed six and wounded many more while trying to murder Congresswoman Giffords is just plain stupid. Jared Loughner was batshit crazy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Politics | Tagged | 10 Comments

Monday pre-snowstorm briefs

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The EU: Helping the Palestinians erase Jewish history. So, if the EU is supposed to be helping the Israelis and Palestinians come to an agreement, why are 25 EU officials proposing to intervene in Israeli internal affairs in Jerusalem? How … Continue reading →

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The loss of Debbie Friedman

Posted on 01/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Debbie Friedman passed away today. Words fail. Her music won’t. This is the song that, seven years ago at a conference for Jewish educators, made me realize what an amazing contribution she made to Judaism. We were all on our … Continue reading →

Posted in Jews, Music, Religion | Tagged | 3 Comments

Finding my words again

Posted on 01/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Those of us who are no longer (sigh) young have all experienced this: You’re in the middle of a sentence, or writing a post, and you get to a word and there is a blank. You had the word while … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 8 Comments

Weekend briefs

Posted on 01/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Two! Two! Two haters in one! It’s what the world has been waiting for: A Nazi openly proclaiming he’s a Jihadi, or vice-versa. He’s totally batshit crazy, and he bit two FBI agents (check for rabies; he drew blood). Oh, … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 01/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas the Holocaust deniers: The AFP noted that Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of the leaders of Hamas, during a recent speech both denied the Holocaust and claimed that Israel was perpetuating one on Palestinians. That’s known as “Business as usual” in … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 01/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

UN to Lebanon: Come back when you’ve got something we can use against Israel: Ban Ki-Moon told Lebanon that the UN’s duties in Lebanon, cf. UNSCR 1701, do not include declaring maritime borders. Let us review the facts: Lebanon didn’t … Continue reading →

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Another “War Crime” that Wasn’t – Abu Rahma

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

At the end of last week, Jawaher Abu Rahma died. It was the day when there was a large protest at the security fence outside of her village of Bil’in. The IDF used tear gas to dispel protesters who were … Continue reading →

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The WTF? news briefs

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Someone is really missing Halloween: The AP must not have any real news today. Romania is taxing the self-employed, so Romanian witches are casting spells on the politicians who made the law. Yes, really. And yes, the AP really goes … Continue reading →

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UN follies

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

File this under “How could they tell?” (I missed it two weeks ago, but it must now be told.) The UN was evacuated due to a foul stench. U.N. security officials evacuated the buildings where the Security Council and the … Continue reading →

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War is peace; bad is good: Another AP mis-analysis

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP lowers the bar and calls out the Orwellian language for this profile of how Mohammed Dahlan, terrorist, has become Mohammed Dahlan, the last, best hope for the PA. In the article, we learn that a) Mahmoud Abbas is … Continue reading →

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Your morning briefs

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gaza/Hamastan ERA watch: The women in Gaza are not allowed to dance with men, but they’re allowed to blow themselves up in mixed company. Now that’s progress! Yes, and that’s the purpose of a blockade: Wikileaks released cables of Israel … Continue reading →

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Tuesday NorVA briefs

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Those wascally Iswaelies! Say, you know the suicide bombing that murdered 22 Christians Copts and wounded dozens more? Guess who a group of Egyptian lawyers blames for the bombing? That’s right: The Mossad. Sure. Because the world has seen hundreds … Continue reading →

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CSM: Freedom of religion equals lack of democracy

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Christian Science Monitor, never a friend to Israel, is contributing to the delegitimization of Israel by asking whether or not Israel is a democracy. The premise for this article, which is included in the CSM’s year-end list section, uses … Continue reading →

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Human rights for me, but not for thee

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In a pretty sickening post in Comment is Free, Stephen Kinzer, a former journalist, is decrying human rights organizations for being—get this—imperialists. (Via Hot Air.) Why? Because we insist there is a universal definition of human rights. And because this … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, World | 4 Comments

If it’s Friday, this must be the anti-Israel narrative in Bilin

Posted on 01/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Palestinians, Israeli peaceniks, and various anti-Israel internationals attended their weekly riot against the separation barrier in Bilin. Tear gas was used. A Palestinian woman died a day later, and the media are using this as yet another example of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, palestinian politics | Tagged , , | 2 Comments