Tag Archives: World

Hamas to Israel: Shalit could be Arad

Posted on 08/20/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas is threatening to make Gilad Shalit disappear like Ron Arad. And if you take their analogy to its completion, they’re threatening to kill Shalit. Hamas has warned that abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit will face a fate … Continue reading →

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Kassam rockets fired; crossing closed again

Posted on 08/19/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Kassams have been landing daily again, but of course, the AP isn’t really reporting that. And tomorrow, they’ll be screaming about Israel closing the Kerem crossing again, one day after opening it. Like it’s Israel’s responsibility to keep on risking … Continue reading →

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A suggestion for Israel

Posted on 08/19/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Iran is launching a satellite, they say. I say Israel should shoot it down. Just a thought.

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Israel to release more murderers

Posted on 08/19/2008 by Meryl Yourish

It never does anything. Whenever Israel releases prisoners as a “goodwill gesture,” well, nothing good comes of it. Unless you count Hamas getting even more pissy with Fatah, which is a good thing, because when they’re fighting each other, they … Continue reading →

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Italy: Playing both sides since WWII

Posted on 08/18/2008 by Meryl Yourish

My father used to say that the Italians were the only country in the world that fought on both sides in World War II. Well, they’ve just admitted that they’re also not beneath making deals with terrorists to keep Italy … Continue reading →

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Iranian Air Force lies

Posted on 08/17/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, pull the other leg: Iran says it has increased the range of its warplanes, allowing them to fly as far as Israel and back without refueling. State TV is quoting air force chief Gen. Ahmad Mighani as saying Iranian … Continue reading →

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Nasrallah threatens from secure, undisclosed location

Posted on 08/15/2008 by Meryl Yourish

So, when Chipmunk Cheeks Nasrallah makes threats on TV from a hidden location deep in Lebanon, should we do anything more than laugh, loudly and scornfully? Speaking on Lebanese television in a special broadcast marking two years since the end … Continue reading →

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Regarding Georgia

Posted on 08/15/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Have I mentioned lately how thankful I am that my grandparents on my father’s side, and my great-grandparents on my mother’s side, left Russia and Latvia and came here? “Mother Russia” my ass. “Master Russia” is the only fitting title. … Continue reading →

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UNIFIL: In Hezbullah’s pocket

Posted on 08/15/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Get a load of this Bizarro World UNIFIL general: Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maj.-Gen. Claudio Graziano on Thursday accused Israel of violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that brought an end to the Second … Continue reading →

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Iranian hatred: It’s not just the Zionism

Posted on 08/14/2008 by Meryl Yourish

An Iranian minister made the mistake of declaring that he didn’t hate Israel. He’s about to lose his job because of it. More than 200 Iranian parliament members slammed Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai for stating that Iranians are ‘friends … Continue reading →

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Skunked

Posted on 08/10/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Palestinian and “international” “leftist” protesters are being skunked. The police developed this new method for scattering violent demonstrations and tested its effectivity in the last demonstration which took place in the West Bank village of Naalin. Use of the “Skunk” … Continue reading →

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Hamas Islamists: Same as the old boss, but meaner

Posted on 08/07/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, only this time, he uses religion as an excuse for his tyranny: Order also means torture, even if this isn’t exactly something Abu Ras is willing to admit. Palestinians who have … Continue reading →

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Egyptians kill another Sudanese; world yawns

Posted on 08/06/2008 by Meryl Yourish

How many Sudanese have been killed by Egyptian border guards? Fifty? One hundred? Two hundred? I have no idea. It’s a body count that the AP isn’t interested in keeping. The wire services barely acknowledge that not a week goes … Continue reading →

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Racist apartheid state saves terrorists’ lives

Posted on 08/04/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The racist apartheid state of Israel is allowing 90 members of Fatah, many of whom are no doubt terrorists, to flee Gaza and resettle in the West Bank—because they are in imminent danger of being killed by Hamas terrorists. But … Continue reading →

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The myth of land for peace

Posted on 08/03/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Ehud Olmert insists that the Syrians want peace. Some pundits are claiming that Syria needs only to be torn from its alliance with Iran, given back the Golan Heights, and allowed to continue its domination of Lebanon, and there will … Continue reading →

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Mortars from Gaza: Civil war ending barrage

Posted on 08/02/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The typical Palestinian way to end internal strife is to attack Israel. Like clockwork, here come the mortars. Three mortar shells struck the western Negev late Saturday night, causing neither damage nor injury. The shelling come amid fears that Palestinian … Continue reading →

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What Israelis want

Posted on 08/01/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The Israeli people want new general elections. Ehud Olmert doesn’t think that’s necessary. Will his successor in Kadima yield to the will of the people, or continue the arrogance that started with Ariel Sharon ignoring the will of the people … Continue reading →

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AP on anti-fence protest: What rocks? What violence?

Posted on 07/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The AP covered the Palestinian protests against the security barrier in an in-depth story. But there’s something pretty huge missing from this story. In fact, it’s missing from the lead, and from any real description of the protests, until way, … Continue reading →

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Syria and Iran, BFF

Posted on 07/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, they’re going so well, those indirect talks, that Ahmadinejad has the Syrian Foreign Minister in town and is talking about being BFF. Like, omigawd! Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met on Tuesday evening with visiting Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister, Walid … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Israel will have a new leader

Posted on 07/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Olmert is resigning. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held a special press conference on Wednesday at 8 p.m. where he announced he will not run in the Kadima primary scheduled to take place in September. Olmert said he would resign from … Continue reading →

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