Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

AP recognizes Palestinian truce violation

Holy crap! The AP noticed the truce violation, and even called it such. And get this—they didn’t call Israel’s killing of a “ticking bomb” terrorist a violation. What’s wrong with the editors? Palestinians fired a mortar into southern Israel in … Continue reading

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Palestinians break cease-fire, nothing happens

Gee, that’s a surprise. (Note: Edited Tuesday morning; Ynet corrected the date the mortar was fired.) A mortar fired by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza early Monday morning landed in Israel’s western Negev region. The shell landed in an open area … Continue reading

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Underwear can save your life

Yes, really. (H/T: My brother Eric.) BERLIN – An American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly three days was rescued after using her sports bra as a signal, police in southern Germany said Monday. Berchtesgaden police officer Lorenz … Continue reading

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Politically aware

I’ll be damned. I’m on that political map that’s sweeping the blogosphere. Of course, they’ve got me wrong. I’m not conservative, I’m independent. But I think I won’t complain. I’m rather happy to be on the map. I guess this … Continue reading

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The news AP doesn’t tell you

China’s Xinhua news agency is pretty anti-Israel, but it gives you the news that the AP won’t. For instance, a few days ago it carried a statement by Hamas that they would never, ever recognize Israel—statements that the AP seems … Continue reading

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Just call him Mellow Yellow

Tig3 is the most laid back cat I have ever had. I keep saying that I’ve won the Kitty Lotto, because I have. After eleven years of one cat who absolutely did not let you do a thing to him … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim

Our very own Soccer Dad is hosting Haveil Havalim, a.k.a. Carnival of the Jews. If you like this blog, you’ll like the posts in the carnival. Go check it out.

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The price of appeasement

Israel appeases Hamas by entering a truce with them, and Hizbullah gets the message: Israel is a pushover. Hizbullah has returned to its original demand that Israel release not only several Lebanese prisoners but also hundreds of Palestinian ones in … Continue reading

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Lazy Sunday cat picture

Your weekly Tig pic: The two of them share the sofa, if not much else. Gracie isn’t really showing signs of sudden acceptance. I was upstairs drying my hair this morning when I heard yowls and other suspicious noises from … Continue reading

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Shire Network News

This week, hosted by one of our token Gentiles, Doug Payton. And I’ll be advertising it again on Monday. We got it out a bit late this week. I do have a contribution, and I wrote a few blog news … Continue reading

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UN: terrorists OK, but not settlement builders

The UN’s most famous children’s relief fund just told an Israeli billionaire that his money isn’t good enough for them. Funny how the UN has no such scruples about employing Palestinian terrorists for UNRWA. The UN children’s fund UNICEF has … Continue reading

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Times of London: Israel war games a dress rehearsal

The Times of London found someone who is not proven liar Uzi Mahnaimi to get an Israeli official to say that Israel is going to attack Iran. Israeli aircraft have conducted a long-range mission designed to prepare for a possible … Continue reading

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Pat Buchanan: Hitler’s Willing Prevaricator

Pat Buchanan is now blaming the Holocaust on Great Britain, indirectly at least. He says that yes, Hitler hated Jews, but no, he wasn’t going to destroy them. Britain made him do it. That Hitler was a rabid anti-Semite is … Continue reading

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AP finds something to blame on Israel

With the truce going on, the AP has to find some reason to blame Israel for the “cycle of violence.” Because they can’t report incidents like this: Three settlers were injured Friday afternoon in a shooting attack at a wadi … Continue reading

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The uncontrollable terrorist lie

Time and again, year after year, terrorist leaders, political leaders, and hand-wringers around the world would insist that there was no way to rein in terrorist groups. They’re uncontrollable. Hamas can only control Hamas terrorists. Yasser Arafat could only control … Continue reading

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