Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nothing New Under The Sun?

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

In the Middle East and UN, ein chadash tachat hashemesh, there is nothing new under the sun. Yet, representatives of the Obama Administration have repeatedly made strong statements that this is not the case, including most notably, the one made by … Continue reading →

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A decade of blogging

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ten years ago today, I wrote my first blog post. When I first started Yourish.com, it was a little personal blog that nobody was reading. I wrote about my life, I had shout-outs to fellow bloggers and people who happened … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Soccerdad

I have written before about my evolution as a blogger. But that was mostly a history of the media I used. Not the activism I practiced. I guess it started in 1987, when I got my first letter to the … Continue reading →

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Religion of Peace™ roundup

Posted on 04/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

No, really, Islam is tolerant of other religions: Indonesian police found a 330-pound bomb underneath a gas line near a church. Think of the extra deviousness of placing the bomb next to a gas line. The death toll during this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Passover news roundup

Posted on 04/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? On April 20th? Seriously? The irony is so thick on this one, you’d swear I’m making it up. Bill White, American neo-Nazi shithead, had his conviction overturned and was released yesterday—on the anniversary of the birthday of the world’s … Continue reading →

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A moment of silence for a lapsed laptop

Posted on 04/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Well, my video is going on the HP ZD8000, and after some research, I’ve concluded that it probably is not going to be fixed unless I’m willing to buy a new motherboard for a six-year-old laptop, at a cost of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday not-yet-sick-of-matza briefs

Posted on 04/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Because it didn’t work, that’s why: Mahmoud Abbas says he won’t go for another armed intifada. Not because it would be wrong. But because it failed spectacularly, causing Israel to re-occupy the areas of the West Bank that were under … Continue reading →

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Passover briefs

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Nothing works quite like bullying and blackmail: The “Quartet,” which includes the U.S., says that if Netanyahu doesn’t come up with a peace plan, they may just recognize a Palestinian state without a deal. Say, that’s a great idea. Ask … Continue reading →

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Happy Passover

Posted on 04/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A happy Passover to all of my Jewish readers. Chag Sameach! I hope your Seders are fun, interesting, filled with tasty food, and not so long that you wind up hungry again by the end. I’m at a friend’s house … Continue reading →

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My third Tiggerversary!

Posted on 04/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Three years ago today, I became a much, much happier person. Because this orange goofball entered my life. Not that there haven’t been some not-so-fun moments. Last week, I was playing with Tig with a two- or three-foot string (formerly … Continue reading →

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Monday Erev Passover briefs

Posted on 04/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The bloody, centuries-old history of the continent: This is why I think Europe is going to do the same thing today that it did over the centuries: Eventually, things are going to get nasty. Another nationalist party won another election … Continue reading →

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And now the denials and lies on the Itamar attackers

Posted on 04/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Here we go. The families of the two terrorists who confessed to murdering five members of the Fogel family refuse to believe the two committed the massacre. Hakim Awad’s mother, Nawef, claimed that her son was at home the night … Continue reading →

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A riot I can’t exactly condemn

Posted on 04/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A group called the Anti-Racist Action Network decided to live up to its name and go after the neo-Nazis holding a march in my native state. Four neo-Nazis wound up in the hospital, and two ARANs were arrested. While the … Continue reading →

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Fogel family slaughterers arrested

Posted on 04/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The IDF arrested two Palestinians for the Fogel family massacre. Turns out that Netanyahu was right: It was the culture of hatred that turned these children into murderers. The first suspect is Hakim Mazen Awad, 18, a high school student … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Passover message: Still tone-deaf

Posted on 04/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barack Obama simply cannot acknowledge a Jewish holiday as a Jewish holiday. The president of the world insists on co-opting our holidays for the world as well. And the tone deafness is particularly offensive, as the states currently going through … Continue reading →

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Help with Harry Potter Blu-Ray

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Does anyone out there have Harry Potter and the Deatlhy Hallows on Blu-Ray? I can’t get my special features disc to work. It just plays the damned menu over and over again. I want to see the Part 2 trailer, … Continue reading →

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Passover Latma

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I love this show.

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Juvenile scorn and the Marrickville Israel boycott

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Some wit in Australia has an excellent editorial about the Marrickville town council’s stupendously stupid effort to boycott Israeli products (at the cost of $3.7 million Australian). Kudos to the author, to whom I grant an honorary Master of Juvenile … Continue reading →

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The you read ‘em, I’m busy briefs

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Syrian WMDs: Apparently, not a casus belli for the world. Syria aimed chemical warheads at Israel and was ready to fire them after the attack on the nuclear plant. Good to know for the future. I’m sure the IDF will … Continue reading →

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Thursday news roundup

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Goldstone commision to Israel: Oh, please. The fix was in, deal with it. Three of Dickie Goldstone’s compatriots took out an unpaid ad in the Guardian to effectively say, “Neener neener neener, we’re not wro-ong! Am not am not am … Continue reading →

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