Monthly Archives: June 2011

Thursday, briefly

Posted on 06/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

And the Keen Grasp of the Obvious Award goes to: Jordan’s king, for saying that he thinks Mideast peace is not likely this year. In other news, water is wet. Idiots for Israel: A bunch of EU dudes and FMs … Continue reading →

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Wednesday news briefs

Posted on 06/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Cheer up, things can still get worse: Barry Rubin, whose writing is really depressing because the Middle East events he covers are really depressing, says things are getting worse. Which means that there is a new low to which they … Continue reading →

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The I’m still busy briefs

Posted on 06/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Wait for the calls of Zionist Lobby Tool: Mark Kirk goes to Israel, comes back with some awesome suggestions for U.S.-Israel cooperation. Gee, who could have guessed that? Proof that Syria orchestrated the border incursion. Oh, right. It’s the Zionists: … Continue reading →

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The I’m super-busy open thread

Posted on 06/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Work, NJ, NJ, work. I’ll be back to normal tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to talk amongst yourselves, or leave elephant jokes in the comments.

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What is Wrong with 67 Lines with Swaps?

Posted on 06/12/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

What is wrong with “the 1967 borders and mutually agreed upon swaps?” As a stand alone statement, it is problematic for a number of reasons. First, the pre-1967 lines are actually armistice lines, not borders. This means that they were … Continue reading →

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Lazy Sunday morning news roundup

Posted on 06/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Fatah wants Fayyad to be the new PM of the PA. Wait for it… Wow, that was fast. Hamas told the PA they don’t want Fayyad as PM. Why? Because he … Continue reading →

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Obama ramps up the pressure on Israel

Posted on 06/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

President Obama, having told Israel that the nation must give up the house before beginning negotiations with the Palestinians, is doubling down and ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu. He’s trying to get American Jewish leaders to push for his … Continue reading →

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Friday NJ news briefs

Posted on 06/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Betcha didn’t even know I moved 350 miles. (No, not permanently, just for the weekend.) Wanted: Non-lethal crowd control methods. Needed: Fast. Israel is in for some tough times ahead. The fact that Palestinians, Syrian, and Lebanese will be invading … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ah, you can always count on the AP to pass along the new Hamas strategy: Old Hamas approach: Hands-on government. New Hamas approach: Pretend you’re not really governing even while flooding the parliament with your candidates. And it’s working so … Continue reading →

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That’s why we call it Israeli Double Standard Time

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s take another look at the AP news story on the Syrian border incursion from Sunday. Israeli troops on Sunday battled hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to burst across Syria’s frontier with the Golan Heights, killing a reported 20 … Continue reading →

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What a difference a gun makes

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I heard a loud noise from downstairs a little while ago. Both cats are upstairs, and it was a loud, metallic crash, so I thought it was something in the laundry room. That’s a small room off the kitchen and … Continue reading →

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If it’s Jews, it’s news

Posted on 06/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Hey, let’s have another peace conference that’s a failure before it begins! France thinks that Israel should hold talks with the Hamas-affiliated PA. Netanyahu says Israel won’t hold talks with the Hamas-affiliated PA. The Hamas-affiliated PA thinks that Israel should … Continue reading →

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The double standard on religious buildings

Posted on 06/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The State Department and the UN are both condemning the arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank. So’s the White House. I can’t find anything about a condemnation of the shooting of Jewish worshippers at Joseph’s Tomb by … Continue reading →

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If it’s Tuesday, this must be AP media bias day

Posted on 06/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I just can’t get enough of the bullshit that the AP likes to pass off as unbiased reporting. In yesterday’s wrapup of the Syria border incursion by rioters—not “protesters”—we get this explanation of Syrian-Israeli relations over the years: On Monday, … Continue reading →

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Monday article briefs

Posted on 06/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israel TV: Bad. Syrian TV: Good. Every news organization in the world is quoting Syrian TV as if it’s an accurate count of dead and wounded from the border incursion yesterday. Bloomberg. Reuters. VOA. The AP, of course. Remember when … Continue reading →

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The San Francisco push to ban circumcision: Yeah, it’s anti-Semitic

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head in the push for a ban on circumcision in San Francisco, mostly in the form of the bill’s sponsor. His comic book, “Foreskin Man,” carries the same tired stereotypes we’ve seen over the centuries. … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast: The media on Israel and Syria

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

There is media bias, and then there is media bias. First, a quick look at the Ynet version of the events on the Syrian border this morning: According to reports, around noon, about 150 protesters made their way to the … Continue reading →

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Hizbullah gets the message

Posted on 06/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Palestinian march on Israel’s borders has been canceled. Palestinian organizers in Lebanon who had planned a march to the border with Israel early next week say they have canceled it. The organizers say that Sunday’s planned march marking the … Continue reading →

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Home. Tired. Posting.

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

And this is all you get. The last few days were exhausting, but hey, I got to see my nephew graduate from recruit to United States Marine. Now he wants to take me shooting.

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Belated Yom Yerushalayem Day Post

Posted on 06/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Been busy. Thanks to Jonathan.

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