Category Archives: Terrorism

Terrorist, journalist, what’s the difference?

Posted on 05/12/2013 by Meryl Yourish

UPDATE: The Newseum is “re-evaluating“. The Newseum is a museum in Washington that covers, well, the news business. Journalism, both print and television, is its focus. I’ve been mildly interested in visting it. They advertise heavily on WTOP in the … Continue reading →

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The Al Gore al-Qaradawi connection

Posted on 05/09/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Yusuf al-Qaradawi is visiting Hamas, thanks to the Muslim Brotherhood’s takeover of Egypt. Al-Qaradawi is a vicious anti-Semite who is lying about the 3,000-plus-year-old ties of Jews to the land of Israel. A prominent Islamic scholar who is making a … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 05/02/2013 by Meryl Yourish

What media bias? Say, did you know that the Palestinian terrorist who murdered a father of five in the West Bank wasn’t imprisoned just for stone-throwing? That he actually was a terrorist trying to kill Israeli soldiers? If you read … Continue reading →

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News and not-news

Posted on 05/01/2013 by Meryl Yourish

You know what’s news? The reaction of an Israeli town to one of their members being stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. You know what’s not news? The killing (by stabbing to death) of an Israeli “settler” by a … 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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The AP: There was no anti-Muslim backlash, but there COULD have been

Posted on 04/28/2013 by Meryl Yourish

I read this AP analysis the other day and tried to figure out exactly why it bothered me. Then I realized: The theme of the article is that there is no big anti-Muslim backlash after the Boston bombers turned out … Continue reading →

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The myth of Islamophobia and the reality of Jew-hatred

Posted on 04/25/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Brendan O’Neill, a columnist for the London Telegraph, points out that there was no mob of anti-Muslim fanatics roaming the streets after the Boston bombers were found to be Muslim jihadis. He goes on to note that those who accused … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 04/24/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Well, Obama wanted the U.S. to be more like Europe: Looks like the Boston bombers were jihadis on welfare. So just like Europe, we’re funding the people who want to kill us. Awesome. The good news is thanks to the … Continue reading →

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A reflection and comparison of terror

Posted on 04/22/2013 by Meryl Yourish

Something to think about in light of the Boston bombing: For Israelis, combating terror is not just a security question. It’s a social, cultural and psychological issue and the whole country is required to play its role. It’s often measured … Continue reading →

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One Boston bomber down, one to go

Posted on 04/19/2013 by Meryl Yourish

They’re brothers from Chechnya, and yes, they’re Muslim terrorists. And Boston is under lockdown. They’ve killed several police officers and left a trail of bullets and bombs. So what are Chechnyan terrorists doing here? I’m sure we’ll find out over … Continue reading →

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