Category Archives: palestinian politics

There is no moderation of the Hamas mission

Posted on 02/11/2012 by Meryl Yourish

It really doesn’t matter how many news services, pundits, and analysts insist that by joining with the PA, Hamas is going to moderate. They’re not. Just listen to the words of their leader during his recent trip to Iran: Hamas … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 02/08/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If you’ve lost Joe Klein, you’ve lost Middle Europe: When even Time magazine correspondents are commenting on how crappy the deal between Fatah and Hamas is, you know that it stinks really, really, really badly. Check the skies for flying … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 01/26/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Dueling bomb analyses The New York Times Magazine runs a lengthy piece and says Israel will bomb Iran this year. Jeffrey Goldberg, who wrote a lengthy piece for the Atlantic not long ago, says it’s not gonna happen. I rather … Continue reading →

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If it’s Wednesay, this must be Media Bias Against Israel Day

Posted on 01/25/2012 by Meryl Yourish

I have two words for this story: Bull and shit. Marwan Barghouti says the conflict with the Palestinians will end if Israel withdraws to the 1949 Armistice lines, a.k.a. the 1967 “borders”. Oh, really? Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Zahar said … Continue reading →

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Thursday news briefs

Posted on 01/19/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Because name-calling is such a great way to make your point: This column in Ha’aretz is titled “Every Jewish mother’s nightmare.” What, that their son/daughter intermarry and don’t raise the children in the faith? That they should, God forbid, die … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, briefly

Posted on 01/10/2012 by Meryl Yourish

You mean like this kind of anti-Semitism? Progressive Jews are now saying that Israel has to suck up the fact that its actions are causing anti-Semitism. So let’s hear them explain this, then: An Israeli (who denies the charge) was … Continue reading →

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The Hamas world tour: An end run around Fatah

Posted on 01/08/2012 by Meryl Yourish

So, the great Hamas/Fatah makeup session? Yeah, it was for show–again. And it’s over–again. But it was never more than show to begin with. Four senior Fatah officials complained over the weekend that Hamas authorities banned them from entering the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday “I saw a Bald Eagle!” briefs

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, I really did. Driving home from 95, right around Ashland, I saw a huge bird flying over the highway. As it neared, I saw the distinctive white head. That thing was HUGE. (The eagle, not its head.) You and … Continue reading →

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Monday New Year briefs

Posted on 01/02/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Give us everything we want or we won’t negotiate with you: Saab Erekat repeats the Palestinian preconditions for peace talks (thanks, Obama!), which are for Israel to accede to all Palestinian demands, and then they’ll sit down at the negotiating … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Non-violent terrorism: It’s the new pundit thing

Posted on 12/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I’m starting to think that there’s a mirror image of the Zionist conspiracy theorists. For every nutjob and Jew-hater that thinks Jews are secretly controlling the world and responsible for all of its ills, there is a corresponding person–usually on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday afternoon briefs

Posted on 12/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Keep it up, you’ll alienate the rest of America’s Jews: The IDF asked parents to “dress modestly” for a medics graduation ceremony. I have a lot of tolerance for the religious. I have no tolerance for those that would relegate … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 11/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

But Karl Vick said Hamas is moderating! Yeah, not so much. Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is not serious about reconciling with political rival Hamas despite public statements to the contrary, a senior Hamas official said in an interview published … Continue reading →

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Sunday, briefly

Posted on 11/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Anti-Semitism is up in Australia: Quel surprise. It’s up in a lot of places this year. Between October 1, 2010, and September 30 this year, there were 17 physical assaults or property damage, 128 incidents of direct harassment and intimidation, … Continue reading →

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Late Thursday briefs

Posted on 11/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

It’s been a busy day. Tomorrow, too. The toothless UN strikes again: Thanks to China and Russia, Iran’s nuclear program continues unabated. Well, except for the guys who keep getting assassinated and blown up, and Stuxnet and Duqu (does anyone … Continue reading →

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The busy Wednesday briefs

Posted on 11/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Isn’t this that mixing of Church and State that liberals hate so much? Seriously? The Obama administration is creating a tax on Christmas trees to fund a new department that will–determine how to better market Christmas trees. Because, you know, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Monday I got up an hour early briefs

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Doesn’t matter that the clocks changed, my body clock got me up an hour early. So off to the gym I went. More Palestinian attacks on Israel, now, with less media bias! The AP is on a roll, presenting the … 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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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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