Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Friday night briefs

Orwell would be proud: War is peace, bad is good, and Lebanon is on the UN Security Council, and therefore, prevented the UNSC from condemning the terror attack on Israel. Why? Because Lebanon would only vote for a “balanced” resolution … Continue reading

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Briefly Friday briefs

It looks like the world is finally getting its news priorities straight. Syria tops the news today, not Israel’s response to the terror attacks in Gaza. But of course, it’s still out of proportion. Sure, let’s talk to terrorists. They … Continue reading

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Major assault on Gaza

Netanyahu did say that there would be a heavy price to pay for attacking Israel. And Gaza is paying the price. Elsewhere, Israeli aircraft reportedly fired three missiles at a Hamas security forces building in Gaza City. In a third … Continue reading

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Update on today’s terror attack in Israel

The attackers are still fighting. And this was an attack that was meant to kill many, many more than it already has. The manhunt for the terrorists continues as an official reported around 6 pm forces had found another attack … Continue reading

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Missing the point on Syria

There’s one simple question one must ask in response to the UN discussing whether or not Bashar al-Assad has committed war crimes against the Syrians. Where is the Goldstone Commission on Syria? Hypocrites, much?

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Breaking: Multiple terror attacks on Israel

Terrorist squads penetrated into southern Israel via the Sinai (thanks so much, Egypt), launched simultaneous attacks on a passenger bus, a military vehicle, and another bus and car. The border is practically open. The fence is only 10% complete. In … Continue reading

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Surprise midday briefs!

OMG! An unbiased article from the AP: This is about as even-handed as they ever get on all things Israel. While I still think they need to add a line that says something like “Video shows that the activists attacked … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Your AP media bias line of the day: The border between Israel and Gaza has been mostly quiet since an Israeli military offensive in the winter of 2008 aimed at stopping almost daily Palestinian rocket fire at Israeli communities. Violence … Continue reading

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Tuesday sniefs

(Sniefs=Snark Briefs) So, I’m expecting a condemnation on this any day now: Another missile lands in Israel, another yawn from the world. But hey, the Obama Administration is totally condemning construction in Ariel. It’s an obstacle to peace, you see. … Continue reading

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Monday, briefly

Because you guys did such a good job last week: The U.K. police leadership are all up in arms because David Cameron is calling in William Bratton, the man who fixed several American cities’ crime problems, to advise the U.K. … Continue reading

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The eternal candidate, our president

It doesn’t matter that we elected him president. He doesn’t understand that he’s president of all of us, not just the Democrats. And it shows. As does his hypocrisy: But we can no longer let partisan brinksmanship get in our … Continue reading

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The I’m too lazy to even post cat pictures post

Let them do the talking for me. Krauthammer. Steyn.

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Friday, snarkly

I’m not dead yet: The Syrian general appears on TV to proclaim that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated. Sure, but when was the video made, huh? Huh? Just be careful if you’re really not dead, dude. People around … Continue reading

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Hey, AP: One of these things is not like the other

The AP is trying desperately to tie Israeli protests into the Arab spring, even though the only true similarity is, gee, they’re protests. Read this analysis, and watch the writer tie himself into knots trying to prove that Israelis wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

It’s time for him to go: Say, haven’t we heard that before? Talk about leading from behind… even the frakking Arab League has told Assad his day is over. Now Obama is finding the stones to tell Assad to step … Continue reading

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