Category Archives: The One

Thursday news briefs

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, but this time, you’ll be boycotted: India.Arie, a singer whom I’ve never heard of ’til today (sorry, I’m just not hip anymore), is releasing her new album with songs in Hebrew and English, in collaboration with Israeli singer Idan … Continue reading →

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Sunday briefs

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When they said “restart button,” did they mean the Soviets arming Israel’s enemies? Because that’s what’s happening. Russia is sending ship-killing cruise missiles to Syria. Gee. Wonder where they’re going to end up? [cough] Lebanon! [cough] The Obama Doctrine defined: … Continue reading →

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The WaPo chastises Abbas

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I missed this on Friday: Abbas proves he prefers posturing to a peace process PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas claims to be interested in negotiating a two-state peace settlement with Israel. For two years he has enjoyed the support of a … Continue reading →

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U.S. vetoes settlement resolution

Posted on 02/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Sanity prevails. The U.S. today vetoed a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council that would have declared Israel’s settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to be illegal and demanded a halt to such activity. U.S. … Continue reading →

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Obama’s foreign policy: Pretty dumb power

Posted on 02/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Barack Obama is being reviled in Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked Barack Obama on Friday, saying the American president “doesn’t even know how to spell his own name properly.” During a visit to Bushehr ahead of a scheduled rally … Continue reading →

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Obama’s final betrayal: Selling out Israel

Posted on 02/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Oil talks. Israel hasn’t got any. The Arab nations do. Though the fact that Israel is America’s truest ally in the Middle East, the fact that the IDF trained American soldiers in city combat to prepare them for Iraq, the … Continue reading →

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Friday Egypt briefs

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Meryl Yourish

He’s in! He’s out! He’s in! He’s out! Does anyone know what’s going on in Egypt? Beats me, but you know who really doesn’t know what’s going on in Egypt? Our incredibly smart president, the one who everyone said was … Continue reading →

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The OMG I’m still sick briefs

Posted on 02/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Anyone but El-baradai: Yes, we should totally push an Iranian/Muslim Brotherhood stooge to be the new head of Egypt. No way that would go wrong for the world. More shelling of Israel, more silence from the press: The Palestinians are … Continue reading →

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Striking down Obamacare

Posted on 01/31/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy has analysis of today’s Federal Court decision ruling Obamacare unconstitutional. Jen Rubin has a biting rundown of the administration’s incompetence. And now, I’m going to finish watching my soap and go to bed. With … Continue reading →

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Post-SOTU briefs

Posted on 01/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I didn’t bother watching the speech, ’cause it was over 9k words long: Plus, I can’t stand watching Obama. He’s so arrogant. (I listened to a bit of it on the radio. He’s much better heard than seen.) Anyone who … Continue reading →

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Monday pre-snowstorm briefs

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The EU: Helping the Palestinians erase Jewish history. So, if the EU is supposed to be helping the Israelis and Palestinians come to an agreement, why are 25 EU officials proposing to intervene in Israeli internal affairs in Jerusalem? How … Continue reading →

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Thursday briefs

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Say, kids, what time is it? That’s right, it’s Israeli Double Standard Time. The world is slamming Israel for refusing to freeze settlements, but there’s not a word about the Palestinians not talking to Israel during the ten months that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning Middle East briefs

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Say, that Obama-Syria outreach really worked! The latest insult from Baby Assad: Bashar Assad told Al-Hayat newspaper in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. “created chaos in every place it entered.” Smart power! So, how’s that idea about separating … Continue reading →

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Will Bolton’s fears be realized?

Posted on 10/21/2010 by Soccerdad

Yesterday I noted that John Bolton feared that the Obama administration would (tacitly) support a Palestinian effort to get support for statehood at the United Nations. The Palestinians clearly are looking to the UN for support: The Palestinian leadership, near … Continue reading →

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Working against peace and Israel?

Posted on 10/18/2010 by Soccerdad

Jackson Diehl observes: So why does Abbas stubbornly persist in his self-defeating position? In an interview with Israeli television Sunday night, he offered a remarkably candid explanation: “When Obama came to power, he is the one who announced that settlement … Continue reading →

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