Category Archives: Feminism

Failtilla and other news briefs

Posted on 04/15/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Failtilla: Really? 40? Only 40 of the Flytidiots made it to Israel? Police officials said hundreds more activists are expected to arrive in Israel throughout the day. Oh, so there are going to be hundreds. Wow. Epic fail. Sure, Shari’a … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Iran, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Religion | 1 Comment

The Exception Clause, Part 2

Posted on 03/08/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Longtime readers know that The Exception Clause on this blog consists of the words “except for Israel” added to situations that every other nation is allowed. One example would be that all nations have the right to retaliate when being … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Media Bias, Politics, The Exception Clause | 1 Comment

Thursday, briefly

Posted on 12/29/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, sure you will: Apparently, the Iranians think that they can close the Strait of Hormuz if the UN enacts any more sanctions against them. I’m thinking not, and so does the Fifth Fleet. And the Iranians think this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Iran, Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion, United Nations | 5 Comments

Tuesday post-holiday weekend briefs

Posted on 12/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Back at work, and not loving it? Yeah, me too. Of course they are: The Muslim Brotherhood is over the moon about their offshoot, Hamas. Why the love? Because Hamas is succeeding in getting the world to bend to its … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Hamas, Israel, Media Bias, palestinian politics, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Monday morning briefs

Posted on 12/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ding dong the witch is dead: Kim Jong-il is gone. Alas, another is ready to take his place. Stupid Sith lords. Not my grandfather’s religion: I don’t care what you say, rioting is not the part of Orthodox Judaism that … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Israel, Jews, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, World | 15 Comments

Tuesday briefs

Posted on 11/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know, it isn’t a biased story if it’s true: The AP is covering Israel’s Haredi problems with women. It’s shameful. Women have been beaten, spit on, forced to the back of buses, and insulted. And the men doing it … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Iran, Israel, palestinian politics, The One, United Nations | 5 Comments

Wednesday in briefs

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Feminists for Palestinians: Working against their own interests. Israel just graduated its first female bomb specialist. And by “bomb specialist,” I mean the non-terrorist version of that job: One who disarms bombs instead of builds them. Compare Inbal Gawi to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Middle East, palestinian politics, The One, Turkey | 2 Comments

The post-holiday news roundup

Posted on 05/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, but you’re assuming Abbas wanted things to turn out differently: Elliott Abrams writes about the failure that is Mahmoud Abbas, but I think he wasn’t as much of a failure as Abrams says. He is going to get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gaza, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, World | 1 Comment

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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Muslim ERA Watch: Muslim Brotherhood edition

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Long-time reader DG wrote the following: There’s a really cute story in the Washington Post: Egypt women stand for equality in the square Though the reporter was reporting from the demonstration on Friday, there was no mention of Sheikh Qaradawi’s … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning briefs

Posted on 12/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Netanyahu to Turkey: Bite me. NFW will Israel be apologizing to Turkey for killing nine terrorists—sorry, “activists”—who attacked IDF soldiers while they were rapelling down from helicopters and sitting in boats alongside the Marvel of Mumbles. And oh, yeah—there’s also … Continue reading →

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Sunday long weekend briefs

Posted on 11/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, that outreach is really working: Iran is now practically declaring that Lebanon is its client state: They’re not even trying to hide it anymore, so the big question is: Will Iran go to war with Israel if there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, News Briefs, palestinian politics, United Nations | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Muslim ERA watch

Posted on 07/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Students at an Islamic university in India are demanding that their female teachers wear the all-covering burqa—the sack with the wire mesh for the eyes. The teacher, who is also Muslim, refuses to wear one. Sirin Middya, who described herself … Continue reading →

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Muslim ERA watch: Hamastan bans hairdressers

Posted on 03/05/2010 by Meryl Yourish

In 2007, the New York Times happily published a lying op-ed by Ahmed Yousef that said, among other things: “Palestinians want, on their terms, the same thing Western societies want: self-determination, modernity, access to markets and their own economic power, … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve snark

Posted on 12/31/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Jimmy Carter’s moderate buds call for the end of Israel: The “moderate” Hamas calls for all of Jerusalem to “remain” Islamic. Not just the eastern part (which contains the Jewish Quarter, but hey, why let a few facts that occurred … Continue reading →

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Gaza ERA watch

Posted on 11/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Say, folks, it’s true: Islam is totally a feminist religion. Why, just look at what Hamas is going to do in Gaza! Hamas authorities on Thursday asked several educational institutions in southern Gaza Strip to segregate males and females in … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Gaza, Religion | 4 Comments

Muslim ERA Watch, Egypt version

Posted on 09/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Ladies of Egypt, rejoice! You can wear pants—BUT—they can’t be tight. Or see-through. Or stretch pants. Egypt’s top Islamic authority defended women’s rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring Sudan were women were … Continue reading →

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Monday SNB

Posted on 09/07/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, sure. And you’ve perfected the flying carpet, too: Iran says it’s developed weapons systems that will intercept stealth missiles. I think I can still hear the peals of laughter from the Pentagon over this report. Hamas backs off on … Continue reading →

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Saudi ERA Watch, AP whitewash edition

Posted on 06/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

How cool is this? Wow, a member of the Saudi royal family says he sure does hope that someday, little girls in Saudi Arabia can grow up to play sports! (But not with men. Never with men.) Appealing to a … Continue reading →

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Saudi ERA Watch: Women should be slapped

Posted on 05/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Once again, the Saudis prove that they’re stuck square in the middle of the seventh century. A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Juvenile Scorn, Religion | 2 Comments