Category Archives: Politics

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 →

Posted in Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Politics, Television, Turkey | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Israel, Politics, Turkey, World | 1 Comment

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 →

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The I’m too lazy to even post cat pictures post

Posted on 08/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Let them do the talking for me. Krauthammer. Steyn.

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Late day snarks

Posted on 08/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Now that’s one hell of a wave: The Japanese tsunami cracked the ice shelf in Antarctica, hard enough to cause new icebergs. Expect the global warming idiots to ignore this evidence, or spin it as AGW. There’s gold in them … Continue reading →

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And this is why I’m retro-blogging

Posted on 07/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Just read a few of the news sites and my blood pressure about doubled. So I’m sticking with my decision to not write about the news for the foreseeable future. It’s my very own watermelon-rind helmet. (You’ll have to click … Continue reading →

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Evil right-wing anti-Semite welcomed by Israeli Knesset

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Glenn Beck is in Israel, and it’s funny, for a right-wing anti-Semite, he sure seems to love the Jews. Wait, wait! I found the anti-Semitic quote: “When these conditions appear, it’s always the Jews’ fault. It’s not about the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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Binyamin Netanyahu (Bibi) goes to Washington

Posted on 05/23/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

First I have a confession to make: my expectations of the Obama – Bibi meeting were completely off the mark. I was sure that Bibi will fold under pressure from Obama/Hilary and raise only a token resistance during the meeting, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Politics | 3 Comments

The city that outsourced everything

Posted on 04/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Sandy Springs, GA.

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Judge Goldstone: the man or the role?

Posted on 04/12/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

Several widely diverse discussions of Judge Richard Goldstone’s personality were already published in the media, and there will surely be more. The aftershock of the WaPo article Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes caused an about turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Politics | 1 Comment

Really bad metaphor, Dave

Posted on 03/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Via Commentary, we get this account of why Media Matters hates conservative media outlets: Media Matters had always packaged itself differently than the right’s Media Research Center and Accuracy in Media. It said it was looking for misinformation, not bias. … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 03/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The second time, as farce: Seriously? Bad enough Madman Gaddaffy got Libya on the Human Rights Council, now Syria’s looking to take his place. And you know what? I bet Assad will get it. But then, half the members of … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundups

Posted on 02/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The first domino is down: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins the first stage of the vote to strip public-sector unions of the ability to negotiate benefits. I think it should have covered everything. Public-sector employees should not be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast: Protests there and here

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This is courage: In Zawiya, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, an army unit attacked the city’ Souq Mosque, where regime opponents had been camped for days in a protest calling for Gadhafi’s ouster, a witness said. The soldiers … Continue reading →

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Purim Katan – The Threat of The Mob

Posted on 02/18/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Everywhere in the world today, minorities are under threat. Some of you, no–many of you, would note, “They always are.” Yet, the truth is that such threats are relative and today, I am concerned. Americans believe that power is derived … Continue reading →

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Egypt: The American Debate Has Gone Stark, Raving Crazy

Posted on 02/05/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

This is what prof. Barry Rubin is saying about the latest intellectual contortions in Washington. And he is not sparing the neocons, too: Consider one example (Roger Cohen has gone beyond ridicule so let’s focus on someone who should know … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Live in a Pure Democracy

Posted on 02/01/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Protesters in Egypt are hoping for democracy. They wonder how Americans could not support democracy taking root in Egypt. While there are a number of reasons why the United States would prefer just about any option other than a Muslim … Continue reading →

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