Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Arab oil money 1, British Israel Lobby 0

The Channel 4 “documentary” on The Israel Lobby, vigorously defended by its authors as not in any way antisemitic, is yet another example of the Israeli Double Standard. The specter of Jewish control over Britain’s politicians is so hideously scary, … Continue reading

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SNB

Someone explain to China the meaning of “chutzpah”: China, the current occupier of Tibet, is telling Israel that adding new apartments to Gilo is an obstacle to peace. Because it’s not like they’re not occupying an entire nation that was … Continue reading

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The obstacles to peace

Settlements, the conventional wisdom says, are the true obstacles to peace in the Middle East. Not Palestinian intransigence. Not the fact that the Palestinians have been split into two groups—Hamas and the Palestinian Authority—for years. Not the fact that if … Continue reading

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Wednesday SNB

Ship with armed security team prevents hijacking: Wow, having armed security agents on board to fight off armed pirates stopped the pirates cold. Armed guards prevent piracy? Who woulda thunk it? And the pirates may very well be lost at … Continue reading

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Cop and cat

This is an utterly hilarious video of a cop trying to do his job, and a cat determined to use the cop as a tree. Articleis here. Note that the officer was not hurting the cat, just herding it. Or … Continue reading

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Tuesday SNB

Israeli Double Standard Time: The AP kept using qualifiers like “Israel says” when covering the 500 tons of weapons discovered on a ship headed for Hezbullah. But there’s no problem whatsoever quoting Iranian newspapers as truthful sources when it comes … Continue reading

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The latest Palestinian obfuscation: Unilateralism

Unilateralism is bad when Israel practices it. Go read back a few years to hear the left shrieking about Ariel Sharon withdrawing from Gaza unilaterally, instead of working with the PA (or at least, pretending to work with them so … Continue reading

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Birthday bang

For the past few years, I’ve tried to do things on my birthday that I haven’t done before, or that challenge me, or that make me feel younger. So today, I went, as Sarah likes to put it, “Shooty-bang-bang.” I … Continue reading

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Doggie day

Hot Air links to one of these videos, but hey, you should watch them all. Soldiers’ reunions with their pets, and with their kids. Have a tissue or three handy if you watch the kids one.

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David Irving’s website and email hacked

It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Holocaust denier and libel lawsuit loser David Irving was hacked to pieces yesterday. H/T: Mike S. Hackers Post Private E-mails of Historian and Accused Holocaust Denier A group identifying themselves as “anti-fascist hackers” … Continue reading

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The wilful blindness of Richard Goldstone

Richard Goldstone has responded to Shimon Peres’ criticism in typical fashion—by insisting that no matter what people say, his report was fair and balanced. Peres was quoted Wednesday as calling Goldstone “a small man, devoid of any sense of justice, … Continue reading

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A handy guide to German and Israeli walls

Since there are so many idiots out there who cannot tell the difference between the Berlin Wall and Israel’s security fence, here’s a handy guide to tell the difference. This post is dedicated to the anti-Semitic morons like Steve Bell, … Continue reading

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Happy Veterans Day

And a great big thanks to all of our veterans, and to those serving in America’s armed forces today.

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Wednesday SNB

DC Sniper snipes no more: Funny how no one manages to mention the words “Muslim,” “jihad,” or “Islamic” in all the news stories about Muhammed’s execution. And let us all say: Buh-bye! Wake me when they issue a UNSC resolution: … Continue reading

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French FM is shocked, shocked that Israeli left is no longer gullible

As always, instead of blaming the arms-smuggling, terror-attacking, missile-launching Palestinians for the lack of peace in Israel, the French foreign minister is putting the blame squarely on—the Israelis. And what bothers him the most? The Israeli left finally wised up … Continue reading

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