Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Do-it-yourself post

I have very little time to post today. I’m back on my regular work schedule, which means trips up to NorVA, and, well, work is kinda busy right now. (And I’m up for review, so since I’m in one of … Continue reading

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Monday Snark News Briefs

I do not think that word means what you think it means: The Turkish Prime Minister says he’d be more comfortable talking to the Sudanese president responsible for the genocide in Darfur than he would be talking to Israeli PM … Continue reading

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AP finds a shooter they can label terrorist

The AP can’t call the Fort Hood shooter a terrorist, in spite of there now being evidence that he attended the same mosque as the 9/11 terrorists, held anti-American views, and talked about jihad. And now we have word that … Continue reading

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Tom Friedman urges Bush policy on Israel

Looks like even Tom Friedman has discovered that the secret to Middle East peacemaking isn’t the Obama Way: This peace process movie is not going to end differently just because we keep playing the same reel. It is time for … Continue reading

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The vast American anti-Muslim backlash

You know, I really don’t care about the news today. I’m going to be busy going out and looking for some Muslims to backlash. US Homeland Security officials are working with groups around United States to head off any possible … Continue reading

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Hezbollah offended by—Anne Frank’s diary

It’s not anti-Semitism. They like Jews. Honest they do. Just look how much they like Jews: Anne Frank’s diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the terror group Hezbollah claiming the classic … Continue reading

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Boycotting Israeli universities: A self-imposed death sentence

Norway’s second-largest university is considering boycotting Israeli academics. And if they do, here is what they will be boycotting: Israeli scientists have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones, paving the way for more effective … Continue reading

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Richard Goldstone: Utterly clueless

The impression I came away with last night after watching the Gold-Goldstone debate at Brandeis is how utterly clueless Goldstone is about, well, everything. He seems dumbfounded that people don’t agree with him one hundred percent. He seems astonished that … Continue reading

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Gaza ERA watch

Say, folks, it’s true: Islam is totally a feminist religion. Why, just look at what Hamas is going to do in Gaza! Hamas authorities on Thursday asked several educational institutions in southern Gaza Strip to segregate males and females in … Continue reading

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Jihad in Fort Hood

There’s been a mass murder in Fort Hood, Texas, and it’s looking a lot like jihad. A U.S. Army major opened fire on fellow soldiers Thursday in the heart of the giant Fort Hood Army base in central Texas, killing … Continue reading

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Gold vs. Goldstone

Thursday at five. This is my reminder post. You can watch a webcast from Brandeis, live, at the link.

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Snarkly, briefly, Israeli

Leftist Jewish group nobody ever heard of to Israel: Stop demanding that the Goldstone Report include actual, unbiased facts! Oh, this one’s rich. Hundreds of Jews have signed a letter telling Israel and the worldwide Jewish community to stop “vilifying” … Continue reading

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IDF commandos thwart Iranian arms shipment to Syria

The IDF is showing Iran that Israel has a very long reach. Commandos took control of a ship carrying weapons for Syria and Hezbollah. An Israeli Navy commando force seized control over a suspicious vessel in the early hours of … Continue reading

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The election post-mortem

The Chicago Way spreads to Senate Dem races: Or, “Nice seat you have there. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.” MoveOn.org and its sister and brother liberal groups are threatening moderate Democrats that they’re on their own come election … Continue reading

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The Arab Lobby: Stronger than the Israel Lobby

So, if the Israel lobby is so strong, how is it that the Arabs got Hillary Clinton to back off her praise for Israel not once, but twice? Why did she soften her praise of Netanyahu’s efforts to reach a … Continue reading

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