Monthly Archives: April 2008

What’s missing from the AP coverage of Al Qaeda?

Posted on 04/03/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Funny, but there’s a really huge part of a story that broke yesterday that the AP didn’t feel worth covering. Reuters did. Oh, they buried the quote halfway down the story, and they titled it “Zawahri says bin Laden in … Continue reading →

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Time to target Tehran

Posted on 04/03/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I think there’s a better way to stop Hamas from firing missiles into Israel. Israel should start firing missiles into Tehran. There is ample proof that Iran is at war with Israel. Hamas and Hezbullah openly admit they sends their … Continue reading →

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Adrift on the editorial page

Posted on 04/03/2008 by Soccerdad

In Adrift in the Middle East the editors of the NY Times argue: Israel marked Ms. Rice’s visit by agreeing to remove 50 of its roadblocks restricting travel in the West Bank. That leaves 530, roughly the same number as … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda: Your anti-Semitism is showing

Posted on 04/03/2008 by Meryl Yourish

So, it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism, right? Right? Right? Wrong. Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri described the United Nations as an enemy to Muslims and vowed attacks on Jews both inside and outside Israel in a statement posted on the Internet on … Continue reading →

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Collabarative dissonance

Posted on 04/03/2008 by Soccerdad

With the recent report that the U.S. monitors concluded that the PA has not been doing what it should to prevent terror, the PA has been making an effort to show that it indeed has been doing all it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 1 Comment

No. 2 live on CNN!

Posted on 04/03/2008 by SnoopyTheGoon

Er… that headline may look ambiguous. So – it is not that no.2 you mean, it is this one: Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri pledged Wednesday night that the group would attack Jews in Israel and throughout the world. And … Continue reading →

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Silence of the NJDC lambs

Posted on 04/02/2008 by Soccerdad

In the weeks since revelations about Sen. Obama’s relationship with Rev. Wright became known, I was wondering when we’d hear from the National Jewish Democratic Council. Well we’ve finally heard from them on the controversy. That’s right. Silence. (Note: I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Politics, Religion | 13 Comments

Meanwhile, in more truce news

Posted on 04/02/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s take a look at how the “truce” is going, shall we? Mortars: Check. Two residents of the western Negev neighborhood of Netiv Ha’asara were lightly wounded Tuesday morning by mortar fire from the Gaza Strip. The two were taken … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Gaza, Israeli Double Standard Time | 1 Comment

Say, fellow tinnitus sufferers….

Posted on 04/01/2008 by Meryl Yourish

(How many spam comments you figure that headline is going to bring?) Apparently, new therapies are helping those of us who suffer from those annoying noises. I’m pretty sure my tinnitus is partly genetic, partly from TMJ caused by gum-chewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Miscellaneous | 2 Comments

Sticks and stones

Posted on 04/01/2008 by Soccerdad

The New York Times deals with an important issue, that’s slightly masked by the title: Hamas’s Insults to Jews Complicate Peace Effort. The reporter, Steven Erlanger, is actually reporting about incitement not simple insults. Part of the problem is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Jew Cooties | 7 Comments