Category Archives: palestinian politics

Your Thursday sniefs

Posted on 03/14/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, I’m thinking the motive was far less noble: Hugo Chavez begged not to die as he supposedly suffered a heart attack. His last words? “Please don’t let me die.” The general passes along the bullshit that he only wanted … Continue reading →

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Tuesday briefs

Posted on 03/05/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Ew, Jew cooties: Turkey’s foreign minister refused to shake hands with Ehud Barak at a conference in February. Pretty soon Turkish athletes are going to forfeit matches when Israelis are in them. Just wait for it. Oh, and tell us … Continue reading →

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Tuesday briefs

Posted on 02/26/2013 by Meryl Yourish

One can only hope: Hassan Nasrallah is reportedly being treated for cancer. A fast-acting one, it seems. The “nonviolent” intifada, now with Grad rockets! A rocket landed on the outskirts of Ashkelon. Good to know that Mahmoud Abbas is heeding … 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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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 02/21/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Laws are for the little people, Palestinian Oscar-nominated director version: Call out the wahmbulance. The director of the propaganda Oscar-nominated film, 5 Broken Cameras (yet another anti-Israel film nominated by Hollyweird because, dude, those poor Palestinians, they’re suffering so much, … Continue reading →

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Mideast Media Sampler Feb. 17

Posted on 02/18/2013 by Soccerdad

The revolution + 2  Two years ago last week, growing protests against Hosni Mubarak eventually (with a nudge from the military) forced him from power. Here’s a sampling of news and comment from the New York Times of those momentous … Continue reading →

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Sunday briefs

Posted on 02/10/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The era of entitlement: A high school girl was removed from classes after violating the school’s policy on hair coloring (natural colors only). Her mother says that she refuses to change her daughter’s pink and purple hair and will be … Continue reading →

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The gatekeepers of what is news

Posted on 02/05/2013 by Meryl Yourish

The hypocrisy and double standards of the major news organizations are so obvious, one almost doesn’t need to point them out. Almost. Here are things that are given wall-to-wall coverage, op-eds in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 02/01/2013 by Meryl Yourish

How’m I doing? Ed Koch, a New York Jewish icon, died this morning. The liberal world cast him out because he endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, but it’s one of the things that made me respect him even more–the … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 01/25/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Countdown to the end of the oil weapon: Australia is joining the club of nations who can supply themselves and others with oil. A huge shale oil deposit was found in the south. Israel, Cyprus, Australia, America, Canada–pretty soon, the … Continue reading →

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