Tag Archives: United Nations

Out of context

Posted on 05/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

What’s missing from this AP piece on the Lebanese president insisting he won’t ask Hizballah to disarm? Lebanon’s president says the government cannot ask Hezbollah to give up its weapons at a time of heightened tension with Israel. A U.N. … Continue reading →

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Traveling briefs

Posted on 05/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Dubai Assassination Squad Facebook group lives! The Dubai police chief must have gotten bored with being a nobody again. He’s says he’s identified five more suspects, and of course, the uncritical press is lapping it up. And yet, with … Continue reading →

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Concentrating on the wrong nuclear program

Posted on 05/06/2010 by Meryl Yourish

There are four nuclear nations that are not signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. One of them is Israel. The other three are Pakistan, India, and North Korea. Of those three, North Korea has threatened its neighbors and enemies with nuclear … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 03/25/2010 by Meryl Yourish

UN promoting blood libel: Awesome. Libya’s managed to get a document accusing Israeli doctors of stealing Palestinian organs on the UNHRC agenda. Which just goes to show you, the UN isn’t worth the land it’s sitting on. What next, a … Continue reading →

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The pro-Palestinian media bias

Posted on 03/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The media bashes Israel on every occasion, acts as an echo chamber for the Obama administration’s successful attempt to bully the democratically-elected prime minister of Israel into doing what Obama wants him to do. The secretary-general of the UN arrives … Continue reading →

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Watch the media spin

Posted on 12/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The AP released a brief story on the Lebanese government affirming Hezbullah’s defiance of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to disarm. This version holds too much of the truth in it. Prediction: Mention of 1701 will be dropped to the … Continue reading →

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UNHRC: Ignoring human rights abuses (unless they’re Israel’s)

Posted on 10/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The UN Human Rights Council voted to send the Goldstone Report to the UN Security Council for further consideration. Of course they did. The fix has been in since the biased mandate was given last year—the mandate that the news … Continue reading →

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Breaking UN resolutions only counts if you’re Israel

Posted on 10/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

How many times have we heard the tired old argument that Israel is in violation of dozens of UN resolutions? The fact that the resolutions that most people think of are nonbinding makes no difference; Israeli is in violation of … Continue reading →

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“Can this trash”

Posted on 10/01/2009 by Soccerdad

The New York Times has a completely unremarkable account of Tuesday’s proceedings. Apparently neither Dr. Siderer’s testimony nor Cuba’s plea for “freedom of expression” were noteworthy to the Times reporter. Interestingly neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post … Continue reading →

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Friday snarkly

Posted on 09/25/2009 by Meryl Yourish

NObama: Looks like the Palestinians aren’t going to take Obama’s suggestion and get back to the negotiating table anytime soon. I like how they no longer insist that all settlement activity be frozen first—they don’t dare add a precondition for … Continue reading →

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The most anti-Israel president ever

Posted on 09/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Barack Obama didn’t just apologize for the Bush years in his speech to the UN yesterday. He delivered what is probably the most anti-Israel speech ever given by a sitting president. Once again, he used the argument that there … Continue reading →

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Goldstone report ignores Israelis injured by rockets

Posted on 09/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I know my readers will be shocked, shocked to hear stories like this: Some of the Israeli witnesses who testified before the committee were injured by rocket fire before Operation Cast Lead, but their testimonies were left out of the … Continue reading →

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The Goldstone commission: A kangaroo court report

Posted on 09/11/2009 by Meryl Yourish

In the next couple of weeks, the UN will be releasing the results of the inquiry by Richard Goldstone into what they will determine are war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Goldstone has been insisting that although the UN … Continue reading →

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Snarky briefs

Posted on 07/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

If it’s Monday, that means it’s time for Snarky News Briefs. (I just made that up, actually, and if anyone can think of a way to mix the words “snark” and “news” that doesn’t sound stupid, suggest it in the … Continue reading →

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The “imminent disaster” Gaza meme is back

Posted on 07/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

In November of last year, I wrote a post titled “UN on Gaza: An “imminent” disaster years in the making.” In it, I detailed how the UN has declared an imminent “humanitarian crisis” that would lead to mass starvation and … Continue reading →

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UN wants to fine Israel, Israel should bill UN

Posted on 06/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The leader of the organization that helps supply Hamas with funding for the missiles that rain down on Israel (see: UNRWA and related organizations that help pay Hamas members’ salaries) wants to fine Israel for responding to the missiles. UN … Continue reading →

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Feuded? Try aided and abetted

Posted on 01/20/2009 by Soccerdad

Last week the Washington Post reported Israel, Aid Groups Have Long Feuded: Many Israeli officials, however, have long nurtured suspicions that U.N. agencies and other aid groups, which are supposed to be politically neutral, favor the Palestinian cause. They say … Continue reading →

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Catch-22 on ICC in Gaza

Posted on 01/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You really do have to love the irony. Because Gaza is not a territory or state of any official entity, the ICC prosecutor says the ICC has no jurisdiction over it. The International Criminal Court prosecutor in The Hague said … Continue reading →

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W. abandons Israel again

Posted on 01/08/2009 by Meryl Yourish

First he forced Ariel Sharon to give up the Philadelphi Corridor. Then he forced Israel to allow Hamas to run in Palestinian elections, even though Ba’athists were not allowed to run in Iraq, and Taliban were not allowed to run … Continue reading →

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UN sticks up for Hamas

Posted on 01/07/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Of course the UN is sure there weren’t any Hamas terrorists shooting mortars from their school. It’s not like UNRWA has been infiltrated by terrorists, ever. Or use UNRWA ambulances as getaway cars, or to transport weapons. And it’s not … Continue reading →

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