Category Archives: Media

More on the French neo-Nazi murder spree

Posted on 03/20/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Catherine Ashton is the lowest of the low. She equated the accidental killing of civilians in Gaza, who are killed because terrorists fire their rockets near schools, hospitals, and homes, with the deliberate murder of children by French neo-Nazis. I … Continue reading →

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When the media lie about “protesters”

Posted on 03/18/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Terrorists are planning a marching on Israel’s borders, with the intent of causing a media blitz in the manner of the Mavi Marmara. The world is going to call them “protesters”, not infiltrators, and yet, what will they be protesting? … Continue reading →

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Thursday EATAPETA Day briefs

Posted on 03/15/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Another terror attack? A female soldier was stabbed on a train by an Arab man. This part of the story may help you understand why Gilad Shalit was so important to Israel: The victim has been put on the respirator … Continue reading →

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When is a truce not a truce? When it concerns Israel

Posted on 03/13/2012 by Meryl Yourish

A truce was declared, so naturally PIJ launched more rockets and Israel withheld fire. That’s a truce in the Arab world: They get to continue to try to kill Israelis, and Israel doesn’t react. This is also, of course, a … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs, rocket attack version

Posted on 03/12/2012 by Meryl Yourish

The IDF is learning: This time around, the IDF is immediately releasing videos of terrorists shooting rockets and drones hitting weapons warehouse. I don’t know why I can’t see the video on Ynet, though, as I don’t know what the … Continue reading →

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Media bias as the rockets fall on Israel? Yeah, we got that

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Meryl Yourish

There’s so very much material, one hardly knows where to start. The Guardian: At least 15 killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people in an escalation of … Continue reading →

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Israel under fire from Gaza

Posted on 03/09/2012 by Meryl Yourish

The IDF took out some major terrorists, including some that were released in the prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit. The result? Southern Israel under heavy fire: Four people were wounded after a rocket exploded in southern Israel’s Eshkol region Friday … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs, with extra media bias thrown in

Posted on 03/09/2012 by Meryl Yourish

The narrative: The Ynet version of an attack on an IDF medic, and the AP version of what happened. Strangely enough, the AP version has a witness saying the Palestinian who was killed was not taking part in the attack, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Wednesday news roundup

Posted on 03/07/2012 by Meryl Yourish

And yet, in every generation, another enemy tries to destroy us: Marc Tracy in The Tablet on why Iran isn’t Haman, and how the world isn’t trying to destroy Israel. That’s a false choice, though. The whole world isn’t trying. … Continue reading →

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The always objective AP and Israel

Posted on 03/05/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Say, AP, bias much? Once again, the AP uses extremely biased language to slant a story as anti-Israel as possible. Here’s the Ynet description of what happened at yet another Palestinian “protest” (Ynet called it what it was, a “violent … Continue reading →

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Monday snowy briefs

Posted on 03/05/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Really? Snow in Richmond? Really? This is why they pay such a high price for hostages: A cadet in Israel went AWOL over the weekend, but nobody knew why he was missing at first. The entire country mobilized to find … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 03/01/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Racist, apartheid state appoints Ethiopan Jew ambassador: Yes, those horrible, awful, apartheid racist Israelis did it again. They defied the narrative and made an Ethiopian Jew an officer of the state. Oh, but wait–this doesn’t impact the narrative at all, … Continue reading →

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Tom Friedman and the Jewish lobby libel

Posted on 02/29/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Buried deep inside Tom Friedman’s latest column are these words: In Egypt, every day it becomes clearer that the Army has used the Tahrir uprising to get rid of its main long-term rival for succession — President Hosni Mubarak’s more … Continue reading →

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Nonie Darwish in UNM: freedom of speech vs hypocrisy

Posted on 02/28/2012 by SnoopyTheGoon

The gist of the story is simple: A group of University of New Mexico students “mic checked” an Israel Alliance talk on their campus Thursday night, when audience members got up out of their seats and physically attacked the protesting … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundup

Posted on 02/24/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If you’re not reading Barry Rubin, you’re not informed about the Middle East: I haven’t pointed you to any of Barry’s writing lately, but you should just go to his column at PJ Media and scroll down. Also check out … Continue reading →

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The “stones” the Palestinians throw

Posted on 02/23/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Take a look at this AFP photo. That isn’t a rock. And that isn’t an unusual occurrence. This wasn’t Weiss’ first time in an incident of this kind. “The Palestinians love to throw stones near that spot, and at two … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, briefly

Posted on 02/22/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If only they’d all fight each other like this: Iraqi jihadis are now heading to Syria to fight the Assad dictatorship. Of course, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend. These are Iraqi Sunnis, the legacy of Saddam … Continue reading →

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Sunday snowy briefs

Posted on 02/19/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Really? The Brits were buying oil from Iran even though they know that Iran is working toward a nuclear bomb? Really? So Iran cutting off exports to the U.K. and France is, what–a waste of time for all involved? Because … Continue reading →

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The AP: Ignore what we said yesterday, it was too pro-Israel

Posted on 02/17/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday, the AP reported that Iran was behind the attempted terrorist attacks on Israelis in Thailand. They even headlined the article that way. Thailand: Iranians’ Targets Were Israeli Diplomats The lead tries to fudge just a little bit by using … Continue reading →

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