Tag Archives: Egypt

Passover briefs

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Nothing works quite like bullying and blackmail: The “Quartet,” which includes the U.S., says that if Netanyahu doesn’t come up with a peace plan, they may just recognize a Palestinian state without a deal. Say, that’s a great idea. Ask … Continue reading →

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The you read ‘em, I’m busy briefs

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Syrian WMDs: Apparently, not a casus belli for the world. Syria aimed chemical warheads at Israel and was ready to fire them after the attack on the nuclear plant. Good to know for the future. I’m sure the IDF will … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast, freedom version

Posted on 03/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In Egypt, women marching for equal rights were harassed, sexually assaulted, and beaten. Thousands of men surrounded hundreds of women and drove them from Tahrir Square on International Women’s Day. The AP headline for this story? Egyptian women’s rights protest … Continue reading →

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All the Forces?

Posted on 03/05/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Speaking to a group of Jewish donors in Miami, according to the Jerusalem Post, President Obama said the following: “All the forces that we see building in Egypt are the forces that should be naturally aligned with the US, [and] … Continue reading →

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Muslims Attack Coptic Community in Egypt

Posted on 03/05/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Read this story about Muslims attacking the Coptic community in Egypt. According to the story, Muslims killed the father of a Muslim woman who had some sort of relationship with a Copt because he would not kill her in an … Continue reading →

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Muslim ERA Watch: Muslim Brotherhood edition

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Long-time reader DG wrote the following: There’s a really cute story in the Washington Post: Egypt women stand for equality in the square Though the reporter was reporting from the demonstration on Friday, there was no mention of Sheikh Qaradawi’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday news briefs

Posted on 02/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Smart power! The PA is saying that the U.S. should be “ashamed” of vetoing the settlement resolution. Imagine, if you will, the outrage that would spew if an Israeli official—even anonymously—said the U.S. should be ashamed for anything regarding Israel. … 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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Obama’s foreign policy: Pretty dumb power

Posted on 02/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barack Obama is being reviled in Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked Barack Obama on Friday, saying the American president “doesn’t even know how to spell his own name properly.” During a visit to Bushehr ahead of a scheduled rally … Continue reading →

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Wednesday news round-up

Posted on 02/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Fleeing the sinking ship: The first wave of Egyptian refugees has reached Europe. Human rights organizations finally picking on someone besides Israel: I guess when you start hanging people whose only crime was protesting the despotic government, even HRW and … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 02/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barry Rubin, the voice of sanity, on Egypt’s revolution: While a wave of attempts at popular revolution will spread, that doesn’t mean they will succeed. In large part, by the way, the world is under an illusion over Egypt. Mubarak … Continue reading →

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There arose in Egypt…???

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

“Pharaoh is gone.” Mubarak is no longer the leader of Egypt. The military is going to hold down the fort and will most certainly end the emergency laws in place for the past 30 years as soon as circumstances allow. … Continue reading →

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Friday Egypt briefs

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

He’s in! He’s out! He’s in! He’s out! Does anyone know what’s going on in Egypt? Beats me, but you know who really doesn’t know what’s going on in Egypt? Our incredibly smart president, the one who everyone said was … Continue reading →

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So…What if?

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Let us for a moment ask, “What if the Muslim Brotherhood comes to control Egypt?” Let us in addition argue that this would not be in the form of an Iran-esque theocracy, but a Turkish style Islamist democracy. I wrote … Continue reading →

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Monday, briefly

Posted on 02/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oh, look. It’s not all-Egypt, all the time anymore: So it’s Israel again. Time to pound Israel on settlements again, while repeating the bullshit “Arabs must own all of east Jerusalem” line. Because it’s not like the Arabs threw Jews … Continue reading →

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A Different Day in the Uprising Business

Posted on 02/06/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the differences, not just the similarities, between 1979 Iran and 2011 Egypt. The fear, of course, that connects the two is that Islamic Radicals will come to power in Egypt just as … Continue reading →

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The Brotherhood media blindness

Posted on 02/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The blindness of the intention of the Muslim Brotherhood is spreading. Jeffrey Goldberg thinks he might be naive by saying that the Brotherhood’s statements about ending the peace treaty with Israel are a “campaign promise.” No, they’re not. Note, however, … Continue reading →

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Friday, briefly

Posted on 02/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

World’s smallest violin playing: Al Jazeera, the network that aided Hezbollah in its war against Israel had its Cairo office ransacked. All together now: Awwwwwww. Egyptians aren’t giving up: Change is coming, it seems. But I still think Mubarak is … Continue reading →

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Thursday morning Egypt Uprising briefs

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Game over, Mubarak wins: Or so says Robert Springborg. If he’s right, then Mubarak is one of the most clever dictators alive. (P.S.: I was thinking that since the anti-protester forces came out, he was going to retain power.) Via … Continue reading →

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George Soros: Israel is stopping democracy in Egypt

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Really, with all the money he donates to anti-Israel groups, the guy simply can’t stoop any lower, can he? Of course he can. The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread … Continue reading →

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