Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

The Obama-Clinton Israel rerun

The pundits are working overtime trying to figure out why the Obama administration went into all-out attack mode over an announcement of building in Jerusalem that blindsided Bibi Netanyahu during Joe Biden’s trip to Israel. I think they’re all off-track. … Continue reading

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Happy EATAPETA Day!

It’s the eighth annual International Eat A Tasty Animal for PETA (EATAPETA) Day. Today, as uber-commenter Alex Bensky likes to say, if it didn’t have a mother, don’t eat it. However, as I like to say: Eat meat. It pisses … Continue reading

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A history of the Obama Administration’s Israel policy (whiplash warning)

In their own words, the Obama Administration’s changing position on Israel, particularly “settlement” building in Jerusalem: Obama to AIPAC, March 2007: “We should never seek to dictate what is best for the Israelis and their security interests. No Israeli prime … Continue reading

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Saturday night open thread

I have family over. We’re looking at pictures. Damn, I was a cute little kid. Maybe I’ll scan some in.

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Eat an Animal for PETA

I totally forgot about EATAPETA Day until Sabba Hillel reminded me. There have been a lot of things on my mind lately that rather drove it out, but don’t forget to eat lots of tasty animals on March 15th! Here’s … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Hell hath frozen over: The EU released a statement demanding the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. No, really. Wait, there has to be a catch. Oh, here it is. They’re also calling on Israel to make “substantial release of Palestinian … Continue reading

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When honoring terror is “conciliatory”

The AP has the most fascinating pro-Palestinian spin. The PA cancelled an anniversary ceremony that was supposed to honor a terrorist who helped her people murder 35 Israelis who were traveling on a coastal highway. Here’s the AP spin: The … Continue reading

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Wednesday snarks

But Islam is a religion of peace: Jihad Jane, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed American woman who converted to Islam, was arrested for plotting to murder a Swedish cartoonist and enlisting terrorists to the cause. But “jihad” means inner struggle, so that … Continue reading

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Tuesday snarks

The Obama administration is fine with risking Israeli lives: Hey, great! Our vice-president wants Israel to “take risks for peace.” Because it’s not like they, say, gave the PA control over most of the West Bank and Gaza and were … Continue reading

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Back home, tired, and there’s work to do

I am back in my home sweet home, with my cats yowling for attention in the background. I’m currently cleaning up a mess on the blog. I have a ton of real work to do, and though I had a … Continue reading

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Time out for a station break

I am several hundred miles north, in the wilds of NJ, visiting family and friends (and buying kosher corned beef and Italian bread!). Ergo, the paucity of posting.

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Muslim ERA watch: Hamastan bans hairdressers

In 2007, the New York Times happily published a lying op-ed by Ahmed Yousef that said, among other things: “Palestinians want, on their terms, the same thing Western societies want: self-determination, modernity, access to markets and their own economic power, … Continue reading

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A note to the blowhards in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran

The Axis of Stooges that met in Damascus a few weeks ago and subsequently issued threats of Israel’s death and destruction probably will not like to hear that Israeli high school students are choosing combat service over noncombat service positions … Continue reading

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Thursday snark briefs, all-Dubai hit edition

Time for your daily AP article on the Dubai hit: You’d think that the assassination victim was some kind of worldwide hero or something, for this much media attention, but you would be wrong. Israel supposedly did it, so the … Continue reading

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Hell freezes over: UN notices Egypt is shooting Sudanese refugees

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights actually came down on Egypt for shooting unarmed migrants by the dozens over the past few years. And the release didn’t mention Israel once! Hell, even the AFP article doesn’t mention Israel. High … Continue reading

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