Tag Archives: War

Hamas using children as human shield

Posted on 01/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Take a look at this video. Now take a look at this one, which shows terrorists shooting mortars from a UN school in Gaza. The terrorists were shooting from the school that got hit today. It’s terrible that civilians were … Continue reading →

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Barbarism in the Congo, ignored

Posted on 01/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Why are unintentional Palestinian civilian deaths so much more important than actual massacres that took place in Africa? Attackers wielding machetes hacked to death dozens of people at a church in remote eastern Congo, witnesses said Monday, and the Ugandan … Continue reading →

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The objective media—not

Posted on 01/06/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Once again, CNN shows its bias. Death toll rises as Israel encircles Gaza City That’s two headlines in a row that start with “Death toll rises.” If you’re coming here from the CNN link, take a look around to get … Continue reading →

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Czech FM to Israel: We’re telling you to lose

Posted on 01/05/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Tzipi Livni gave a great press conference. Read the whole thing, and I think you’ll agree. Then, buried at the end of the article (where it belongs), is this pearl of wisdom from the Czech foreign minister: The Czech foreign … Continue reading →

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Firming up the narrative: Israel can’t win

Posted on 01/05/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The news media are falling all over themselves to conclude that no matter what happens, Israel loses. When I woke up to NPR this morning, the first thing I heard was (paraphrasing) “Israeli forces haven’t stopped the rocket fire into … Continue reading →

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Number of killed and wounded in Israel doubled under cease fire

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Six months of cease fire did nothing. No, wait. Apparently, it encouraged more attacks. Shootings, stabbings, rocket and missile fire, and a bulldozer attack by Palestinian and Arab terrorists killed 36 Israelis and tourists in Israel in 2008, compared to … Continue reading →

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French police bar pro-Israeli protesters from Israeli embassy

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Now there’s logic for you. The French police can’t handle “youths” who burn hundreds of cars in the Parisian suburbs nightly, but they decided that a pro-Israel rally can’t be held in front of the Israeli embassy. Several thousand demonstrators … Continue reading →

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In search of objective reporting

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

CNN does not disappoint. The headline: Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza; death toll rises In the summary: NEW: At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Sunday, sources say The context: None. The AP: Accepting Palestinian casualty figures … Continue reading →

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Countering Hamas propaganda

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Bookmark this post, people, and use it when you are defending Israel’s actions in Gaza. The Hamas police officers were just police officers: No, they weren’t. They were members of the Hamas military wing. Rashid Thabet, who writes regularly for … Continue reading →

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Told you: Bush stops anti-Israel resolution

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Told you so. The United States thwarted an effort by Libya on Sunday to persuade the UN Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Israel launched a ground invasion, diplomats said. Several council diplomats told reporters … Continue reading →

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W.’s parting gift to Israel

Posted on 01/04/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’m quite sure President Bush is feeling guilty that he allowed State to pressure Ariel Sharon into giving up the Philadelphi corridor, which allowed Hamas to import thousands of tons of weapons and arms, and which greatly contributed to the … Continue reading →

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One more Gaza update for the evening

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Dawn is a couple of hours away in Israel. I’m going to let the Israeli bloggers take it away. Spanish FM sides with Palestinians: Shocked, shocked I am. Go click on this link to see how shocked I really am. … Continue reading →

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Gaza objective defined: Rocket launch sites

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The ground operation’s objective is the rocket launching sites Hamas has created throughout Gaza. And the headline is the only part of that Ynet story that expounds upon that objective. Bad headline writer! Bad! Well, anyway: IDF ground troops entered … Continue reading →

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Gaza update 7.5

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Over at Jack’s place. I am taking a break. My traffic has quadrupled today. Frankly, I’d rather it quadrupled because I won the lottery or something like that. This, not so much. And by the way, God bless John Bolton. … Continue reading →

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The CNN take

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

After watching Christiane Amanpour on and off for the past few hours, as well as the people she’s interviewed (fellow CNN reporters too), the CNN position is clear: Israel is bombing a densely-populated civilian area, and no matter what else … Continue reading →

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Tim Butcher, making stuff up

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Tim Butcher had what is now an absolutely side-splittingly wrong article in the Telegraph today. Amid speculation of an imminent ground assault, the Israeli cabinet deliberated late into Friday night before reaching a consensus to prolong the air campaign rather … Continue reading →

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Gaza update 2

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

A request for Hamas: Please do. Hamas operatives threatened Israel and said that “the Zionist enemy will pay a heavy price for its ground incursion.” The statement from the group said, “Our men will fight until the last drop of … Continue reading →

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Updating the Gaza war

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

We can stop calling it an “operation” now, I think. Hamas has 15,000 fighters, many of them trained in Iran, or by Iranian Revolutionary Guards, waiting for the Israeli ground troops. Who are now inside Gaza. Omri has some awesome … Continue reading →

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The battle for Gaza: A history

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Read the entire thing, but here’s an excerpt: The first and most important consquence of Israel’s military victories was the peace agreement with Egypt. It was the Egyptian army more than any other which posed an existential threat to Israel’s … Continue reading →

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The ground war begins

Posted on 01/03/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It’s begun. For the first time since the operation in Gaza got underway, IDF artillery cannons started to shell targets in the Strip Saturday, witnesses on both sides of the border said, heralding a possible escalation to a new tactic … Continue reading →

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