Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Ask Mark Regev

Got a question for Israel’s foreign media adviser? Go here and ask it. Mine’s already been asked. I would word it a bit differently: Why the hell can’t Israel manage her own PR better? The Arabs have been winning the … Continue reading

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Exercising my Second Amendment rights

I went to a gun show today. And came home with a .38 revolver and a .22 rifle. The rifle is for fun. The revolver is for protection. I am now an armed American. Mind you, I won’t be shooting … Continue reading

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Early Caturday posting

Okay, so it’s Friday, not Caturday. But still. So, remember all those goofy poses I caught Tig in? Looks like his successor is going to be just as goofy. This is what I saw when I looked over from my … Continue reading

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Moderate PA wants to honor mass-murderer of Jews

The “moderates” in the Palestinian Authority would like Israel to hand over the corpse of a female Palestinian terrorist who took part in an attack that murdered 36 and wounded 71. Because they want to honor the mass-murderer. The Palestinian … Continue reading

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Daily truce violations; daily inaction from Israel

Kassams continue to rain down on Israel daily. Closing the crossings just isn’t enough. What is Barak waiting for? Two Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza towards Israel on Thursday afternoon, one of them landed near a kibbutz in … Continue reading

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Pat Buchanan: The neo-Nazi is out of the closet

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck—it’s an effing duck. (H/T: Charles.) On June 29th, MSNBC personality and three-time presidential candidate Pat Buchanan appeared on a neo-Nazi radio program to promote his … Continue reading

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AP bias: What’s in a word?

You know, I’m starting to see a pattern here. In this unbylined article about the Palestinian Prime Minister’s reaction to Israel’s raid on Hamas in the West Bank, you get this headline: Palestinian premier criticizes Israeli raids It’s not a … Continue reading

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The AP’s moral equivalency problem

See if you can figure out what AP’s moral equivalency problem is. An Israel-Hamas truce has boiled down to a simple tradeoff: For a day of calm, Israel adds five truckloads of cows and 200 tons of cement to its … Continue reading

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Today’s moment of kitty zen

When the world is simply too depressing for words, there are always: Cat pictures. Today’s moment of kitty zen: Orange kitten asleep on black leather sofa. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. I am happy to report that … Continue reading

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Israel’s surrender, cont’d.

The terms of the truce are clear. Hamas is to stop all attacks from Gaza. No more mortars, no more kassams, no more attempts to kill Israelis. In return, Israel opens the crossings and sends in more goods. Hamas keeps … Continue reading

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Closing the crossings again

Another mortar, another truce violation, another pretend measure. The crossings are closed, but they’ll reopen, and the mortars will resume. Defense Minister Ehud Barak ruled Monday against the reopening of Israel’s goods crossings with Gaza on Tuesday, in wake of … Continue reading

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My, how big you’ve grown

Compare and contrast. June 11: July 7: He’s a growing boy. One of my coworkers is particularly impressed by the double-curl of Tig’s tail. She says she’s never seen that before. Here’s a better picture of it: It’s a cat … Continue reading

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More girl stuff

Gentlemen, you may be excused. Don’t blame me if you don’t care for the content of this post. You have been warned by the title and the category and, well, this warning. You know, I think we already discussed how … Continue reading

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If I were the dictator of the world

Ice cream trucks would have bells. And that’s it. No stupid songs. No stupid noises. Bells only. Using anything other than bells would be a capital offense. I hate living in an apartment complex in the summertime.

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The AP: Hamas rockets are Israel’s fault

Our old buddy Ali Daragmeh, one of those unbiased AP reporters, had this to say about the reason for the violations of the truce by terrorists from Gaza: Three weeks ago, Israel and Palestinian militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza agreed to … Continue reading

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