Monthly Archives: March 2011

Though I say it myself

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know, the new header is pretty damned good. I like looking at it every day. I think I’m going to have to pat myself on the back over this one.

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The second time, as farce: Seriously? Bad enough Madman Gaddaffy got Libya on the Human Rights Council, now Syria’s looking to take his place. And you know what? I bet Assad will get it. But then, half the members of … Continue reading →

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Fighting the anti-Israel forces

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Elder of Ziyon discovered something that some of us have known for a long time: Being a big fish in the blogosphere doesn’t mean a lot of people have heard of you elsewhere. So he needs help distributing his anti-”Apartheid” … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast, freedom version

Posted on 03/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In Egypt, women marching for equal rights were harassed, sexually assaulted, and beaten. Thousands of men surrounded hundreds of women and drove them from Tahrir Square on International Women’s Day. The AP headline for this story? Egyptian women’s rights protest … Continue reading →

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Semper Fi

Posted on 03/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

My nephew arrived in boot camp sometime early Tuesday morning. His parents got the “I’m here safe and sound” phone call at 1:20 a.m. I’ll be visiting Parris Island in about three months, watching a group of young men and … Continue reading →

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Sign these kids up for EATAPETA Day

Posted on 03/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

“Meatless Monday” at Bowdoin college backfired, big-time. The students organized a protest by finding their own ways to eat meat for dinner. Dozens of students held an impromptu barbecue outside one facility in protest. Two other students sold McDonald’s cheeseburgers … Continue reading →

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Tuesday briefs

Posted on 03/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

What do you mean, you don’t trust the Palestinians? Netanyahu says the IDF needs to stay in the Jordan Valley. Of course this will get spun as if the Israelis are enacting yet another “land grab” (the AP’s favorite phrase … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 03/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, that’s a shocker: Israel is one of the least popular countries in the world, followed only by Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan. How can that be? After all, it’s not like the media has a 24/7 anti-Israel narrative going, … Continue reading →

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Been doing a little site updating

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Cleaning out the blogroll, updating sites if possible, deleting dead sites, and wow, Angie Schultz is still blogging. I know she’s still around, because I get the occasional comment or email, but Angie’s been blogging nearly as long as I … Continue reading →

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The new header

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I was having problems seeing the new header earlier today. I can see it now. I’m hoping the rest of you can as well.

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All the Forces?

Posted on 03/05/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Speaking to a group of Jewish donors in Miami, according to the Jerusalem Post, President Obama said the following: “All the forces that we see building in Egypt are the forces that should be naturally aligned with the US, [and] … Continue reading →

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The power of the Jew-haters

Posted on 03/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Pope has put into writing that Catholics can no longer blame all the Jews for the death of Jesus. He says that people have been misinterpreting the phrase “the Jews” to mean all Jews, then and forever, when it … Continue reading →

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Muslims Attack Coptic Community in Egypt

Posted on 03/05/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Read this story about Muslims attacking the Coptic community in Egypt. According to the story, Muslims killed the father of a Muslim woman who had some sort of relationship with a Copt because he would not kill her in an … Continue reading →

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Friday, briefly

Posted on 03/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, yeah. Egyptians want peace with Israel: The Egyptians are refusing to resume supplying natural gas, for which Israel contracted and is paying, to Israel. The company supplies 45% of Israel’s electricity needs. Say, you think we’re going to hear … Continue reading →

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Fart on, dudes!

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Malawi is introducing a law that will make farting in public a misdemeanor. Yes, really. The Local Courts Bill, to be introduced next week, reads: “Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious … Continue reading →

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Thursday news briefs

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, but this time, you’ll be boycotted: India.Arie, a singer whom I’ve never heard of ’til today (sorry, I’m just not hip anymore), is releasing her new album with songs in Hebrew and English, in collaboration with Israeli singer Idan … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, palestinian politics, Terrorism, The One | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Yerusha

Posted on 03/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yerusha is a website for older, childless Jews. Anna Olswanger is looking for people interested in finding or starting groups in their area. As I will likely never have a child of my own, this cuts close to my heart.

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Wednesday, briefly

Posted on 03/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

America hearts Israel: Support for Israel is near an all-time high. Let’s hear again how Jews control Congress, and that’s why the U.S. supports Israel, because it’s not like, oh, 63% of Americans sympathize more with the Israelis than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Middle East, United Nations | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The awesome power of the Jooooooooos

Posted on 03/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I don’t know whether this belongs under Jew Cooties or Israel Derangement Syndrome, but it is the most awesomely awesome paranoid Jew thing out of Iran since the Star of David on the roof of whatever the hell that building … Continue reading →

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