Monthly Archives: February 2007

Above and beyond

Last week, when Sarah said, “You can say no, and I’ll understand completely” before asking for me to take Jake to his concert tonight, I figured, what the hey, all I have to do Tuesday is teach religious school. I … Continue reading

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New agreement, same old whines

Nothing has really changed since I last wrote about the effect the Mecca agreement will have on peace (that would be none) with Israel. No, wait, one thing has changed: The whines are getting louder. Mahmoud Abbas says: Give us … Continue reading

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Reuters ignores Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount

In the worst example of Reuters bias I have ever seen, Mohammed Assadi makes it through an entire article about the Temple Mount dig without once mentioning the Temple Mount, save for a brief mention of a vague “religious compound.” … Continue reading

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Media bias, Violence edition

What’s missing from this headline? Thai Military Says 3 Held Over Violence That would be the description of the “violence.” It was 29 bombings in 45 minutes that murdered 8 and wounded more than 70 people in Southern Thailand, where … Continue reading

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Wire service accuracy report cards

One week after my letters to AP and Reuters pointing out their error in identifying the Western Wall as “Judaism’s holiest site,” we have this from AP: The archaeological dig is taking place about 60 yards away from the Al … Continue reading

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The UN, ready to rip into Israel again

Yes, we totally saw this one coming. A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel’s policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism. Israel is expected to … Continue reading

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A conversation with cats: Two views

First, let me set the scene: Yesterday afternoon, I went to shower and dress to get ready for Sorena’s concert. I always shower with the door slightly open so the cats can come in; otherwise, they yowl outside the door … Continue reading

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The real religions of peace

Yesterday, 63 people were murdered in Iraq by Muslim “insurgents”. Yesterday, 7 people were murdered in Thailand by Muslim terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Jewish terrorists. Yesterday, no people were murdered by Christian terrorists. Someone’s got the labels … Continue reading

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Shire Network News, she is up

And she is great. This week’s podcast: I scored an exclusive interview with Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s number two. You have to hear it to believe it. I asked him to tell me why Muslims are so batshit crazy about … Continue reading

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Why the Mecca deal is meaningless to peace

The news media, Arab and Muslim states, and morons like to pretend that the palestinians’ Mecca agreement will have an effect on the Israeli peace process. That is to say, they pretend that it is a step forward in the … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim: The Gotcha! edition

I TOTALLY fell for this email: Subject: Haveil Havalim #107 is(n’t) UP! I’m Sorry Folks I Just Can’t Do Haveil Havalim #107 Now I think I’m going to have to get back at Soccer Dad. I wasn’t even going to … Continue reading

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Google sued to reveal blogger’s identity

The case in a nutshell: A school board member doesn’t like some of the names she’s being called in the comments of a post Orthomom’s blog. So she’s suing Google to force them to reveal Orthomom, who currently blogs anonymously. … Continue reading

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Destination: Six feet under Hell

Meryl’s always saying “Just die already” to Holocaust deniers, anti-Semites, and unrepentant Nazis. Well, he took a long time to do it, but French collaborator Maurice Papon eventually caved in. Don’t put a headstone over his grave… build a urinal … Continue reading

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SNN: The preview

I’ve put up a short preview clip of my contribution to this week’s Shire Network News. We scored an exclusive interview with Ayman Al-Zawahiri. The topic was the Temple Mount dig, but it quickly devolved into the many devious powers … Continue reading

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Random TV show thought

So, Izzy makes this big long speech at the end of the latest Grey’s Anatomy, where Meredith Grey is lying on a hospital table about to die, and it could be summed up in one sentence: I believe Meredith is … Continue reading

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