Category Archives: Iran

Sunday news roundup

Posted on 05/19/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The word of the day is “irrelevant”: Pay no attention to the Obama administration follies. Your questions about where Obama was on the night of the embassy siege is irrelevant. Your questions about whether or not it was illegal for … Continue reading →

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Iran’s undeclared war against Israel

Posted on 05/17/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Iran’s undeclared war against Israel is being raised several notches: Officials in Baghdad said that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has given Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force Revolutionary Guards, the responsibility of managing the struggle against … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning briefs

Posted on 04/30/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Rocket attacker, attacked by rocket: The IDF took out the rocketeer behind the last few attacks on Israel. Best news? He was a rocket builder as well as a rocketeer. Hamas’ Health Ministry identified the terrorist as Haytham Almishal, 24, … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013

Posted on 04/25/2013 by Soccerdad

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/22/2013

Posted on 04/22/2013 by Soccerdad

1) The red line? Back in December, NBC News reported that Syria had loaded chemical weapons onto planes and was prepared to use them against civilians. Syria prepared to use chemical weapons against own people; military awaits final orders, US … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 04/15/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Israel’s Memorial Day: The AP, for a change, has no spin at all in this description of Israel today. It’s a miracle! Israel at 65: The AP is back to its old anti-Israel self with this article. Read it all … Continue reading →

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Thursday (right day) briefs

Posted on 03/07/2013 by Meryl Yourish

I have been a day off all week. ALL WEEK. And it’s very frustrating, because I’m a day ahead of myself and that means there’s one more day to deal with before the weekend. Yeah, that’s because it’s not our … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah’s war against Israel and the West

Posted on 02/27/2013 by Meryl Yourish

It’s not just Israel that Hezbollah is targeting, and the EU has yet to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The arrest of Hossam Yaakoub, a Lebanese-born Swedish citizen, on July 7 was all but forgotten 11 days later when a … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 02/22/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Watch for the demonization of the Rethuglican(c): Marco Rubio told the world that of course Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. Because Israel has declared it so. And he also said that Iran, not Israel, is the greatest threat to Middle East … Continue reading →

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Iran, insulted

Posted on 02/19/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Day-amn, America rocks! Just look at what we can do to Iran with one movie. “We Iranians look stupid, backward and simple-minded in this movie,” Mr. Tondro said. “Hollywood is not a normal industry; it’s a conspiracy by capitalism and … Continue reading →

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