Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Laurence Simon on Second Life war crimes protests

Lair Simon may not be blogging as much as he used to, but his talent hasn’t subsided in the least. Witness: I was looking through my Flickr stream and came across something I had expected: a series of snapshots by … Continue reading

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Now, the IDF YouTube Channel

You can find IDF videos here. Here’s a video of the IDF destroying some underground rocket tunnels and weapon storage facilities. Evidence that the anti-Israel side will not bother to watch, because it explains why the IDF is bombing civilian … Continue reading

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Egypt and Turkey work out Israel’s surrender terms

Israel’s helpful Arab and Muslim “allies” have come up with a brilliant plan, and a warning: Take it, or you’ll be facing a second front. Turkey and Egypt plan to warn Israel that if a ground operation is launched in … Continue reading

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Abu-Zayd lies about Israel, AP passes it along

Omri catches the head of the UNRWA in a blatant lie about a supposed lull that nobody seems to have known about but her. And the AP is passing along her lies without so much as fact-checking them. Palestinians in … Continue reading

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A massacre the world overlooks

There’s a real massacre going on right now in the Congo that the world is ignoring: A Ugandan rebel group known for its horrific cruelties has massacred 189 people and kidnapped at least 20 children over three days in northeastern … Continue reading

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Hatemail of the day

And the hates just keep on coming. I got an email from some idiot who wrote the following comment, which I did not approve, as it violates the No Israel-Bashing rule. Wow. They used international humanitarian aid as bait before … Continue reading

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More on the ground war

First, the Muqata, with this analysis: 7:32 PM Interesting. Apparently, IDF Intellignce believes (based on the sources I’ve gleaned) that the largest Hamas Grad Missile bunker in Gaza is located…directly beneath the Gaza Shifa Hospital. Israel’s Channel 1 TV reports … Continue reading

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Brace yourselves for the next step

Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the PR effort, which is a very good thing. He’s handsome, eloquent, and persuasive. And he’ll be needed for the next phase, because it’s going to get pretty ugly, pretty soon. Despite the Israeli Air Force’s … Continue reading

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Best headline of the week

Charles got a great one in: Hamas Rejects Truce Israel Isn’t Offering Made me laugh.

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Morning war round-up

The war has expanded to the West Bank, which was utterly predictable: Six wounded in W. Bank stabbing attack The terrorist was shot by an MDA medic. An armed society is a prepared society. IAF destroying ammo dumps: IAF hits … Continue reading

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From the comments: The world’s hypocrisy

This deserves to be elevated from the comments so everyone can see it. Thanks, Charles. Just did a quick Google and came up with this recent article (from a Russian paper): Over 670 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey this year … Continue reading

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Evil Zionists send blood, fuel, medical supplies to Gaza

What other nation has ever supplied the other side with medical supplies and fuel during wartime? Meanwhile, Barak authorized the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza in an unprecedented scope. Some 100 trucks carrying blood units, provisions, medicines and 10 … Continue reading

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Hamas arms and weapons severely degraded

The IDF says that Hamas’ response is light for two reasons: Either they’re holding back, or their response capability has been severely degraded by the attacks. It’s possible they’re waiting for the ground attack to begin, but—well, see for yourself. … Continue reading

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Eighth light

Tonight, I had a lovely time with the R. family, whom I met the first year I moved to Richmond. Daughter Mara was one of my two teaching assistants, and her mother and I hit it off from the get-go. … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Haveil Havilim is here. And Jack rounded up posts about Gaza here.

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