Monthly Archives: October 2011

The AP ups the ante in anti-Israel bias

Posted on 10/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Since last Wednesday, Palestinian terrorists have been sending rockets into Israel, then pretending that they’ll honor a cease-fire, then sending more rockets into Israel, then pretending that it’s all Israel’s fault for killing terrorists who were just–you guessed it, sending … Continue reading →

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Your Monday morning media bias post

Posted on 10/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously, could the AP spin this any more? Unbelievable. Israel aircraft hit Gaza, 2 found dead It’s like they died from a meteor strike or a plague or something. “2 found dead.” Sure, it’s accurate. But it’s misleading. Also, note … Continue reading →

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Seriously? You’re fact-checking a COMEDY?

Posted on 10/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously. Much like the theme song from “Laverne and Shirley,” which declared, “Making our dreams come true for me and you,” “2 Broke Girls” features Max and Caroline brewing a dream of their own: a cupcake business. As the season … Continue reading →

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You can teach the AP some things

Posted on 10/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, look. The AP finally includes in the lead the reason that Israel started bombing Palestinian rocket squads, even though they’re sticking to the tit-for-tat angle. Or at least, that was this morning’s article. Israel, militants continue attacks for second … Continue reading →

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Rockets in Israel, bias in media

Posted on 10/29/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Last week, terrorists launched a rocket into Israel, the first one since Gilad Shalit was released. It fell in an unpopulated area, but the IDF struck back when it saw an Islamic Jihad cell getting ready to fire more rockets. … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 10/28/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Great. The neo-Nazi sites will have an actual news story to use for a change: A U.S. Haredi Jew was convicted of organ trafficking. The fact that the people he bought organs from did it voluntarily and lived afterwards will … Continue reading →

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No comparison

Posted on 10/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Why the media shouldn’t be comparing the relase of Gilad Shalit with the release of hundreds of terrorists.

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The anti-Israel media bias: Nine years and counting

Posted on 10/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Time for a blast from the past: A Reuters fisking! Let’s look at the headline. Israel, Palestinians to offer peace proposals: Quartet Oh, so the article’s about how Israel and the Palestinians are going to create a basis for negotiation? … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 10/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The first post-Gilad grad rocket: No one was hurt. The question is, how is Bibi going to respond now that there are no Israeli hostages in Hamas’ hands? I’m sure this is a test to see what would happen. And … Continue reading →

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It’s been another crazy day

Posted on 10/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I have been slammed with work this week. The good news is that we won two of our recompetes, so I will continue getting slammed with work for some time to come. The bad news (for the blog) is that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning briefs

Posted on 10/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

They’re selling out, man: Some enterprising entrepreneur is looking to trademark Occupy Wall Street. Ah, the delicious irony—he isn’t even really a part of the movement. Smart man. Think Facebook will delete this page? A Saudi cleric is offering $100,000 … Continue reading →

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Been VERY busy

Posted on 10/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I’ll try to get something later tonight.

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Family and friends

Posted on 10/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Spent the weekend with family and friends. One of those that kind of falls into both categories (I’m Aunt Meryl, but we’re not related) is young enough to be in the OWS movement, but she has far more important things … Continue reading →

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Lazy Saturday open thread

Posted on 10/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Busy, busy, busy. You’ll have to talk amongst yourselves. I’m not home, and I forgot the cable for the camera, so the pictures are currently trapped on a memory stick.

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Friday morning briefs

Posted on 10/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Baby Assad is shaking in his booties: Sic semper tyrannis, dude. The fall of Kadaffy is energizing the Syrian opposition. (Really, do all the news services have to run that gross picture of dead/dying Kadaffy? Yes, he deserved it, but—ew.) … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 10/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Don’t worry, no one will hold them responsible: Think the New York Times will write an editorial on how Salaam Fayyad isn’t ready for peace? The time is not right for meaningful Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad … Continue reading →

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The Times’ moral equivalency on Gilad Shalit

Posted on 10/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Besides the media constantly calling the ransoming of Gilad Shalit a “prisoner swap,” there have been many irritating moral equivalencies, but none more egregious than this snippet in the New York Times. Both Israel and the divided Palestinian leadership — … Continue reading →

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Wednesday post-Shalit deal briefs

Posted on 10/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Say, mainstream media editors, writers, and idiots: It’s not a “prisoner swap.” It’s a ransoming of a hostage. Gilad Shalit was kidnapped and taken hostage five years ago. The Palestinians who were released all broke the law and were prisoners. … Continue reading →

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Gilad Shalit is home

Posted on 10/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

He’s home. After 1,941 days in Hamas captivity, Gilad Shalit has returned home: IDF soldier Gilad Shalit entered the Kerem Shalom crossing just before noon on Tuesday and was greeted by Israeli army officers. He is seen walking with the … Continue reading →

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Monday, briefly

Posted on 10/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Or they’ll frown in Syria’s general direction: The Arab League is giving Syria 15 days to stop murdering its own citizens. The vote was to suspend Syria from the league, and as you can see, even murdering over 3,000 civilians … Continue reading →

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