Monthly Archives: September 2011

Netanyahu: No apology, Turkeys

Posted on 09/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke to journalists about not apologizing to Turkey for killing nine Jihadis who were trying to kill Israeli soldiers. The AP article is almost unbiased, save for the adjective in the lead: PM: Israel needn’t apologize for … Continue reading →

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Sunday holiday briefs

Posted on 09/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In other news, water is wet: Really? Juan and Eva Peron, the political heads of post-war Argentina, gave Nazi war criminals asylum? And this comes as a surprise to anyone? Hello, Eichmann kidnapping, anyone? I’ll believe it when I see … Continue reading →

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Lazy Saturday post

Posted on 09/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ah, three-day weekends. Let’s see, I got up late, lazed around the house, my niece came over, we had a nice dinner, and decided to go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two–again. Now she’s downstairs watching the … Continue reading →

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Turkey downgrades ties, Israeli PR nonexistent

Posted on 09/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP (which totally reads my blog; now they have a quote from a named Israeli source, just like I suggested) brings up the thought that Turkey’s action of downgrading ties with Israel may be followed by Egypt and possibly … Continue reading →

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Finally Friday briefs

Posted on 09/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Really? A dictator didn’t honor international protocoal? Shocked. I’m shocked, I tell you, to hear that Ghaddafi sent his thugs to trash three NATO embassies after his son was killed by a NATO airstrike. Two states for two people? No. … Continue reading →

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Israel is Sorry – An Apology to Turkey

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Shalom, Salaam, blessings be upon our friends the Turkish people. We in Israel are sorry for what occurred in regard to the episode of the Free Gaza Flotilla. We are sorry that lives were lost because militants on board attacked … Continue reading →

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Israeli vindicated on four out of five charges; NY Times doesn’t care

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The New York Times got the UN report, due out tomorrow, and has already determined the real villain. Note the headline and lead. Report Finds Naval Blockade by Israel Legal but Faults Raid A United Nations review has found that … Continue reading →

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Arab hypocrisy, er, democracy news

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Libyan Arabs are rounding up black Africans in Libya and putting them in detention centers. Rebel forces and armed civilians are rounding up thousands of black Libyans and migrants from sub-Sahara Africa, acccusing them of fighting for ousted strongman Moammar … Continue reading →

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Turkey to Israel: Apologize before sundown, or else

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I’m quite sure that Bibi is shaking in his boots over this latest demand. Turkey declared Thursday that it would not tolerate further delay in the release of a United Nations report concerning Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla … Continue reading →

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