Tag Archives: Hamas

Wheels within wheels within wheels

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

If true, this is a major step forward by the Palestinians: Palestinian sources told the London-based al-Hayat Thursday that a plan by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to create a unity government with both rival Palestinian factions had already been approved … Continue reading →

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In which I teach the AP how to write an unbiased article on Israel

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Once—just once—I’d like to see an article on Israel that contains no bias whatsoever. This one was pretty darned good. Look at this, it’s part of the lead, and it actually presents the story fairly. It points out that it … 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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The utterly predictable AP anti-Israel narrative

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. The AP ignored the rocket fire, and only wrote about it when Israel responded with force. Israeli air force strikes Gaza, 8 wounded Note the headline has no context. Those evil Israelis are just randomly bombing … 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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Irony alert: Hamas

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Inspired by Egypt, thousands of Palestinians are going to protest Hamas rule next Friday (tomorrow? the article is not clear). Inspired by the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, a Facebook group called “The Revolution of Honor – Gaza” has … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 01/06/2011 by Meryl Yourish

UN to Lebanon: Come back when you’ve got something we can use against Israel: Ban Ki-Moon told Lebanon that the UN’s duties in Lebanon, cf. UNSCR 1701, do not include declaring maritime borders. Let us review the facts: Lebanon didn’t … Continue reading →

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Your morning briefs

Posted on 01/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Gaza/Hamastan ERA watch: The women in Gaza are not allowed to dance with men, but they’re allowed to blow themselves up in mixed company. Now that’s progress! Yes, and that’s the purpose of a blockade: Wikileaks released cables of Israel … Continue reading →

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Tuesday NorVA briefs

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Those wascally Iswaelies! Say, you know the suicide bombing that murdered 22 Christians Copts and wounded dozens more? Guess who a group of Egyptian lawyers blames for the bombing? That’s right: The Mossad. Sure. Because the world has seen hundreds … Continue reading →

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Sunday news roundup

Posted on 12/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Suckiest. Flash mob. Ever. Seriously, cover up the subtitles and see if you can even understand the lyrics they’re singing. Yeah, interfering with shoppers is the best idea the BDS movement has ever had. Piss off people while they’re shopping … Continue reading →

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Hamas’ anniversary party: Burying the lede

Posted on 12/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP buried the lede of the Hamas 23rd anniversary celebration in Gaza. Paragraphs 16 and 17 in an 18-graph story: In a message distributed to media Tuesday morning, Hamas said it remains committed to destroying Israel, bringing back Palestinian … Continue reading →

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How can I whitewash? Let me count the ways

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just when you think the AP can’t get any better at whitewashing, you’re wrong. Over 200 mortars and rockets—including Grad rockets—have been fired from Gaza into Israel this year. So how does the AP manipulate language to make it seem … Continue reading →

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Thursday morning briefs

Posted on 11/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The more you learn, the worse it gets: Really, first we learn (shock!) that German diplomats were complicit in murdering Jews. Now we learn that at least a third of the German war effort was supported by stolen Jewish wealth … Continue reading →

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Tuesday post-op briefs

Posted on 11/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

My pupils aren’t really dilating, but I can still see to read. But—but—Hamas would never harm UN personnel: John Ging doesn’t feel safe in Gaza, so Israel has approved four submachine guns for use of his personal bodyguards. Say, how’s … Continue reading →

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Monday briefs

Posted on 11/01/2010 by Meryl Yourish

UN to Israel: What Jewish history? UNESCO has declared the tombs of the Patriarchs and of Rachel to be “Palestinian.” Because the Palestinians named them mosques. City of Hebron the oldest Jewish city in existence? Doesn’t matter. It’s Palestinian, because … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Carter: I really, REALLY hate Israel

Posted on 10/20/2010 by Meryl Yourish

You don’t even have to read between the lines anymore to see Jimmy Carter’s utter loathing of all things Israel: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, during a visit to Damascus on Tuesday, called for Israel to lift completely its blockade … Continue reading →

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The AP whitewash of the week

Posted on 10/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I was under the weather the last 24 hours, which precluded me from posting on this little tidbit I found yesterday, on a story about new negotations for Gilad Shalit’s release: The militant group is leading the negotiations, demanding the … Continue reading →

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Killing terrorists is an obstacle to peace

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP doesn’t use quite the langue of this post title, but it’s close enough: Israeli troops killed two senior Hamas militants in an early-morning raid in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, the Israeli military and Hamas … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on 09/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians aren’t coming! The Russians have frozen the sale of S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, since it is in violation of UN sanctions. Not to worry, though. Iran can just buy them through Syria now, … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 09/16/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! Iran’s economy is tanking: Just the other day, Rafsanjani chided Mad Mahmoud that the sanctions are the worst Iran has ever seen. Must be really hitting his pocketbook, then. And nothing overthrows tyrants like lack of money to the … Continue reading →

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