Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Briefly

It isn’t raining rain, you know: Israel had a successful test of Iron Dome recently (even the AP has noticed it), and is set to begin deploying the anti-missile batteries in Sderot this summer. Considering the renewed rain of rockets … Continue reading

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We’re mad as hell…

Via Glenn Reynolds and Powerline, a video threat to the Democrats:

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The fabled Muslim religious tolerance strikes again

A 12-year-old Muslim girl was abducted and raped by a Coptic Christian Egyptian in November. The attacker was arrested. But the rule of law wasn’t enough. First, Muslims murdered Christian shoppers. Attackers in a car raked a crowd of shoppers … Continue reading

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The Egyptian plan: Surrender Dorothy!

The Egyptians have a new plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Apparently, all Israel has to do is give the Palestinians what they want, and there will be peace. Negotiations? Well, those will be to determine exactly how much of Israel has … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

UN engaging in collective punishment: Well, what else do you call stopping food aid to one million Somalis just because a few rotten apples are attacking UN staff? Isn’t that exactly the argument they’re using about Israel’s shutdown of the … Continue reading

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Thought for the day

The capacity for a cat to make you feel guilty for locking him in the bathroom all night is cancelled by the amount of poop you have to clean up in said bathroom. Refuah shlemas for Tig would be in … Continue reading

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Monday snarks

Of course he is: President Obama is reportedly on board with the latest insistence that Israel makes unilateral “goodwill gestures” while the Palestinians do nothing—which pretty much summarizes the entire peace process over the last few decades. The goodwill gestures, … Continue reading

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A pro-Israel AP spin

Since I have written probably hundreds of posts about the anti-Israel AP spin of articles reporting on events in Israel, here’s one that’s a reverse spin: One that actually, accurately reflects the symbolism of the Neturei Karta nutjobs spending Shabbat … Continue reading

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Sunday snarks

I know you are, but what am I? A spoiled rich Saudi prince calls Israel a spoiled child. Really. Irony is apparently not a part of the Arab world. Priceless: Number of non-Israeli newspapers carrying Israel’s strike on Gaza tunnels: … Continue reading

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Horrors! A scary movie I want to see

First, understand that I do not like horror movies. I don’t like being scared. I have never understood why people like gory films like the Saw series, or watched the latest episode in a slasher flick series. The last movie … Continue reading

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You can’t have my land line

Glenn Reynolds links to a story that says AT&T is going to try to eliminate the old copper wire phone technology in favor of all the fiber-optic, cable-driven, wireless technology like Voice-over IP. In other words, no more land lines. … Continue reading

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New year, same old snark

Happy New Year, Israel! Party like it’s 2008: Another rocket was launched into Israel from Gaza, and this one landed in an Israeli town. Without any warning from Color Red. Because it was turned off due to false alarms. Wonderful. … Continue reading

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Happy new year open thread

Almost forgot. Happy new year, everyone!

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New Year’s Eve snark

Jimmy Carter’s moderate buds call for the end of Israel: The “moderate” Hamas calls for all of Jerusalem to “remain” Islamic. Not just the eastern part (which contains the Jewish Quarter, but hey, why let a few facts that occurred … Continue reading

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The double standard exposed: Iran v. Israel

Iranians are being murdered in the streets. The sister of Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel peace laureate who is not currently in Iran, was arrested and imprisoned apparently for the crime of being Shirin’s sister. The Iranians are beating protesters, … Continue reading

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