Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Friday Egypt briefs

He’s in! He’s out! He’s in! He’s out! Does anyone know what’s going on in Egypt? Beats me, but you know who really doesn’t know what’s going on in Egypt? Our incredibly smart president, the one who everyone said was … Continue reading

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The Palestinian PR machine

A few days ago, IDF soldiers helped a Palestinian woman give birth, and saved her baby’s life as well. The mainstream media ignored it. Yesterday, an Israeli woman went into labor and had her baby in a Palestinian hospital. The … Continue reading

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The utterly predictable AP anti-Israel narrative

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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Watch Iranium for free

For a limited time, you can watch the movie Iran didn’t want Canadians to see. It’s quite frightening. Watch and learn.

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Tuesday newsday

Leave the narrative alone! Evil, baby-killing IDF soldiers… deliver and save a Palestinian baby. But wait: The Palestinian woman is happy and grateful Shirin is grateful for the care she was given and says she would like to meet the … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

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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Call for research

Folks, I’m busy with my usual Monday-Tuesday business, and don’t have as much time to research a post as I’d like. If you could find me quotes by major media sources, editorials, or Mideast analysts that said that governing Gaza … Continue reading

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Best email on Egypt yet

Forwarded to Sarah from a friend: Dear Egypt, Please do not destroy the pyramids. We will not rebuild them. Signed, The Jews.

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The Brotherhood media blindness

The blindness of the intention of the Muslim Brotherhood is spreading. Jeffrey Goldberg thinks he might be naive by saying that the Brotherhood’s statements about ending the peace treaty with Israel are a “campaign promise.” No, they’re not. Note, however, … Continue reading

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Friday, briefly

World’s smallest violin playing: Al Jazeera, the network that aided Hezbollah in its war against Israel had its Cairo office ransacked. All together now: Awwwwwww. Egyptians aren’t giving up: Change is coming, it seems. But I still think Mubarak is … Continue reading

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Some recovery

Got my new assessment today. My condo dropped another six percent in value. Got my W-4 this week. Yes, I’m earning more, but I’m paying more in total taxes than I grossed during some years of my working career—including just … Continue reading

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Irony alert: Hamas

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 morning Egypt Uprising briefs

Game over, Mubarak wins: Or so says Robert Springborg. If he’s right, then Mubarak is one of the most clever dictators alive. (P.S.: I was thinking that since the anti-protester forces came out, he was going to retain power.) Via … Continue reading

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George Soros: Israel is stopping democracy in Egypt

Really, with all the money he donates to anti-Israel groups, the guy simply can’t stoop any lower, can he? Of course he can. The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread … Continue reading

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It was 24 years ago today

Twenty-four years ago, I opened Through the Looking Glass BBS to the world, thus starting my blogging career without knowing that I was a blogger. I would argue that BBSes were early forms of blogging. TTLG featured message boards of … Continue reading

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