Tag Archives: Gaza Flotilla

Turkey downgrades ties, Israeli PR nonexistent

Posted on 09/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP (which totally reads my blog; now they have a quote from a named Israeli source, just like I suggested) brings up the thought that Turkey’s action of downgrading ties with Israel may be followed by Egypt and possibly … Continue reading →

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Israeli vindicated on four out of five charges; NY Times doesn’t care

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The New York Times got the UN report, due out tomorrow, and has already determined the real villain. Note the headline and lead. Report Finds Naval Blockade by Israel Legal but Faults Raid A United Nations review has found that … Continue reading →

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Turkey to Israel: Apologize before sundown, or else

Posted on 09/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I’m quite sure that Bibi is shaking in his boots over this latest demand. Turkey declared Thursday that it would not tolerate further delay in the release of a United Nations report concerning Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla … Continue reading →

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Flotilla roundup

Posted on 06/29/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The second Gaza flotilla is approaching, and it remains to be seen whether or not the Islamists within the idiots will succeed in hurting Israeli soldiers. Barry Rubin explains what the “sulfur” that the “activists” plan on throwing at the … Continue reading →

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News media: Aiding and abetting attacks on Israel

Posted on 06/28/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The IDF has intelligence that says members of the IHH are part of the Gaza flotilla, and they intend to harm Israeli soldiers. The news media are already setting the narrative that the charges are false, thus setting up another … Continue reading →

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The Gaza Flotilla: Egotists, idiots, and Israel-haters

Posted on 06/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The second Gaza flotilla is now confirmed to be filled with people who care more about how the world perceives them than why they are actually attempting to break a naval blockade of a country run by terrorists devoted to … Continue reading →

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Rounding up the news

Posted on 06/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Kassams in the Negev—again: Looks like Iran is starting its “Hey! Look at that guy!” strategy to help its client, Syria, survive. Hamas is firing rockets and mortars again, after a month and a half of peace. Gee. Whatever could … Continue reading →

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The Gaza flotilla: It’s really about Israel

Posted on 05/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The new, improved Gaza Flotilla—which includes more anti-Israel fools than you can shake a lulav at—doesn’t care that the Rafah crossing is going to be opened. They’re going anyway. “We shall set sail, we have many surprises in store,” IHH … Continue reading →

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More Thursday news things

Posted on 05/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, I didn’t see this coming. Say, remember when the Muslim Brotherhood said they weren’t interested in the presidency of Egypt? They lied. And not only did they lie, but the lying liar who first spoke the lie–in the WaPol, … Continue reading →

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Your Wednesday briefs

Posted on 04/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Boycott this, morons: First Israelis invented texting. Now they’re going to use it to save Israeli lives. Jews rock. UPDATE: My mistake. Israel invented instant messaging, not texting. But Jews still rock. Apparently, freeing Gaza is not a high priority … Continue reading →

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Gaza Flotilla, the sequel: The second time, definitely not farce

Posted on 04/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The blockade has eased. Gazans can get pretty much everything they want except, of course, for weapons and building materials for bunkers. Building material is going into Gaza. Is some of it being diverted to bunkers? Of course it is. … Continue reading →

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Thursday news

Posted on 04/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Awww…. it’s Tripoli Tulip: Boy, she must be into the Ghaddafis for her life. In her 30s, with long dark hair, heavy makeup and often decked out in gaudy outfits, she often gives long monologues crusading against Libya’s rebels, the … Continue reading →

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The media pass along lies of Turkey’s inquiry as truth

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When the Israeli Turkel Committee’s report came out exonerating the IDF in the Mavi Marmara incident, the AP included a breakdown of who served on the committee. Reuters mentioned the video footage that showed “activists” attacking Israeli soldiers in an … Continue reading →

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Tuesday news roundup

Posted on 01/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israeli Double Standard Time: Say, you know who’s banning books because they conflict with their view of their religion? Hamas. You know who’s not calling Hamas a fascist state? Time magazine. What time is it? That’s right. But it’s not … Continue reading →

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What the AP doesn’t tell you, part 2

Posted on 01/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP quotes every anti-Israel quote it can find from Turkey’s Prime Minister’s interview with Al Jazeera. But it left out this one: Hamas “is not a terrorist movement.” It gets better. During an interview, the Turkish leader said Hamas … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 10/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

But it’s anti-Zionism! Jordan, the nation that signed a peace treaty with Israel, does not allow Jewish religious symbols. It used to mean no religious Jew could bring t’filin into the country. Now, you can’t even wear a yarmulke. In … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning Middle East briefs

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Say, that Obama-Syria outreach really worked! The latest insult from Baby Assad: Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat newspaper in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. “created chaos in every place it entered.” Smart power! So, how’s that idea about separating … Continue reading →

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The UN Anti-Israel Committee

Posted on 09/30/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The UNHCR has endorsed its one-sided report in which it refuses to use video evidence because it was “edited” by Israel, but it relies on eyewitness reports even while noting that those reports are untrue. The U.N. Human Rights Council … Continue reading →

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Monday morning briefs

Posted on 09/27/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So long, Turkey[s]! Israelis used to vacation in Turkey in the hundreds of thousands. Not anymore. They’ve shifted their tourist dollars to Greece. The irony meter is off the charts on this one: Turkey invaded, split, and colonized Cyprus, all … Continue reading →

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The Gaza flotillas: Now bringing aid to those who need none

Posted on 09/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

After the world outcry following the Mavi Marmara incident, Israel relaxed the Gaza blockade to the point where even building materials have been sent. The world media finally stopped pretending that there is a humanitarian crisis and redefined Gazans in … Continue reading →

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