Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Book two: Draft is done

I would jump up and down and cheer, but I’m too tired. Darkness Ascendant: Book Two of The Catmage Chronicles, is done. I just finished it a few hours ago. Look for it in paperback and ebook at the end … Continue reading

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Obama doubles down pressure on Israel

Rashid Khalidi must be happier than a pig in shit today. I’m sure you’ve read the excerpts from Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with Obama. Read the whole thing instead. It includes Obama misusing Hillel’s most widely-quoted words and passing along two … Continue reading

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Sunday pre-snowstorm briefs

WTF is wrong with him? The Mossad has been extremely successful in killing Iranian nuclear scientists, so of course, Barack Obama wants them to stop. Why? The author doesn’t say. Do you think that the Iranians demanded that secretly as … Continue reading

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In case you’re keeping track…

I will be finished writing book 2 tomorrow. I’ll send it to my copy editor in a week or so, and it should be out by the end of March.

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A look inside the muddled mind of Hamas

Mahmoud Abbas made a unilateral decision to remove religion from Palestinian ID cards, and Hamas and fundamentalist Muslims are up in arms over it. The story: According to Alawi, since religion is mentioned on a citizen’s birth certificate — as … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Yes, because placating Iran is the way to go: The IAEA refused to publish a report that would have revealed Iranian deception in the nuclear negotiations by proving that Iran is working towards a nuclear bomb. Because negotiations! Because Iran … Continue reading

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Amnesty’s calumny against Israel continues

It’s no secret that Amnesty International hates Israel. Its directors have been caught writing, saying, and tweeting anti-Israel comments at every turn. The title alone is biased. ‘Trigger-happy’ Israeli army and police use reckless force in the West Bank How … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

If it ain’t anti-Israel, it ain’t Vick’s words: Time Magazine managed to talk to an Israeli source confirming that Israel destroyed some nasty missiles headed for Hizballah’s stores in Lebanon. The story is completely objective and fact-based, without a single … Continue reading

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Briefly

Boom boom bye bye: The IAF apparently hit a missile base on the Lebanese-Syria border, which means the missiles were heading for Lebanon to be used against Israel. The Arab press is reporting lots of dead terrorists. Here’s hoping. The … Continue reading

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Elections matter: America the weak

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who we warned you about, wants to shrink the military to pre-WWII size. What does this mean? The proposal, described by several Pentagon officials on the condition of anonymity in advance of its release on Monday, … Continue reading

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Help me take down a Facebook hate page

I’ve been reporting a Facebook page charmingly titled “Jewish Ritual Murder” for hate speech, and Facebook has so far completely denied that it violates their Community Standards. Here are their terms: Facebook does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between … Continue reading

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Coming down the home stretch

I’ve had some kind of annoying infection for the last couple of weeks or so, which impacted negatively on my writing ability, what with being exhausted, crabby, and stupid due to illness. That said, I got a great amount of … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Venezuela is burning, and the world doesn’t care: I just checked my Google News feed, and there’s not a single story about Venezuela in either Top News or the World categories. Meantime, the tropical basij rode motorcyles through the night, … Continue reading

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The Israeli Double Standard

How many times have Obama “administration officials” lectured, scolded, and otherwise harassed Israel every time an official spoke the truth (like saying John Kerry was “obsessed” with the peace talks and they were going terribly)? Well, here’s what Kerry said … Continue reading

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An opt-in mailing list for readers

My book is being featured tomorrow at eBookSoda, a new readers’ site where they’ll send you ebook recommendations tailored to your personal taste with an opt-in mailing list It’s a new list started by an independent author in the U.K. … Continue reading

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