Category Archives: Politics

The double standard on political influence

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Wow, the media keep piling on Sheldon Adelson. Let’s remember his big crime is donating millions of dollars to Newt Gingrich’s campaign. And as we all know, there’s nothing the media like to do more than profile people who use … Continue reading →

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Conservative Jews: We’re wrong, but we’re still Jewish. No, really.

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Meryl Yourish

This is probably one of the most condescending opinion pieces I’ve ever read in my life. It starts out bashing the Forward’s current Jewish Bogeyman of the Month, Sheldon Adelson: Jewish conservatives continue to spend significant amounts of effort and … Continue reading →

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Hiding the truth about Newt Gingrich and Israel

Posted on 02/01/2012 by Meryl Yourish

So the liberal Jewish press is harping on Sheldon Adelson because he has the nerve to want to spend his money on electing the candidate he likes the best. Gee, how un-American of him (*cough* *cough* Oprah) (*cough* *cough* Haim … Continue reading →

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Scary pro-Israel backers only count if they’re Republicans

Posted on 01/30/2012 by Meryl Yourish

The Forward takes the biggest anti-Semitic trope–that Jews have too much influence over American politics and are loyal to Israel over America–and publishes a piece that gives the David Dukes, Pat Buchanans, and John Mearsheimers of the world even more … Continue reading →

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The mainstreaming of anti-Semitism

Posted on 01/26/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Check out the original headline for an AP profile on Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire donor to the Gingrich campaign: Gingrich’s biggest benefactor is a casino mogul, a hardliner on Israel and very, very rich It has since been changed to … 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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Mitt Romney’s new talking points

Posted on 01/24/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Governor Romney, I have your new response to those who complain you pay too little in taxes. Go tell ‘em your tax rates aren’t the problem at all. You’re rich enough that you won’t be using the White House as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday morning extra-sarcastic briefs

Posted on 01/04/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Countdown to MSM covering this discrimination in 3, 2, 1: An Israeli soldier was denied entry to a Tel Aviv club because he was wearing a kippa and refused to take it off. So, you think there will be worldwide … Continue reading →

Posted in American Scene, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, Jew Cooties, Media Bias, Politics, Turkey | 2 Comments

Iowa Caucus Update

Posted on 01/02/2012 by Rabbi Kaufman

This article is cross-posted on the We Are For Israel blog. There are many of you around the country wondering, “Why Iowa?” One of the main reasons is that in Iowa people can actually meet the candidates and interact with … Continue reading →

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Thursday lunchtime briefs

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This is not the drone you were looking for: Loren Thompson writes in Forbes that the Iranians don’t have nearly as much of the stealth drone that they’re claiming to have. A telling comment: Iran is not broadcasting pictures of … 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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Sunday, briefly

Posted on 10/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, please. Israel is raaaacist: Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel than in China, but never forget, Israel is a racist, apartheid state. What’s that? Only Palestinians count when you call Israel racist? Yeah, we knew that. (Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Media Bias, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism | 3 Comments

The presidents wants YOU to snitch on your neighbor

Posted on 09/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Really? Attack Watch? Really? The president of the United States of America is so effing insecure that he has a website dedicated to trying to “fight the smears” about him? Really? Because it’s not like the media ever posted a … Continue reading →

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Your daily news briefs

Posted on 09/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, I feel SO much better now: The Iranians aren’t going to create nuclear weapons because their ethics don’t allow it. Yes, really. They say so. So all those “death to Israel” demonstrations? The calls to erase Israel from the … Continue reading →

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Friday brieflings

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, this is just funny: Read it in full, and yes, there are bad words in it, but this is utterly hilarious. A rocker explains why he won’t let Glee cover his songs. (For the records, every time I’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs (now, with turkeys!)

Posted on 09/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The difference between Israel and its neighbors: An Israeli man was indicted for throwing stones at the Egyptian embassy. The Egyptian man who scaled the Israeli embassy wall and replaced the Israeli flag with Egypt’s was hailed as a hero. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Middle East, Politics, Turkey | 5 Comments

Back to work briefs

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Turkey continues its anti-Israel agenda: Erdogan totally has Arab street creds now; he’s suspended all trade ties with Israel. Say, Erdie, you do realize that means the Israeli UAVs you bought aren’t going to be maintained, don’t you? Good luck … Continue reading →

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New Russians and their old tricks

Posted on 08/22/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

When you look at Russian behavior in the Middle East during the last few years, it is eerily reminiscent of the good old Soviet Union and its unreserved support of any Arab regime that pitched against the West and, of … Continue reading →

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The eternal candidate, our president

Posted on 08/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

It doesn’t matter that we elected him president. He doesn’t understand that he’s president of all of us, not just the Democrats. And it shows. As does his hypocrisy: But we can no longer let partisan brinksmanship get in our … Continue reading →