Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Once more unto the AP bias

It’s been a long time since I did one of these posts, but the AP does not change its spots. This is one of the many subtle ways the world media in general–and the AP in particular–discredits the Israeli side … Continue reading

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Briefly

Spies, spies, everywhere there’s spies: So now it’s been revealed that the U.S. was spying on Ehud Olmert and other leaders of Israel. Looks like that makes their retention of Jonathan Pollard just a tad hypocritical, hey? Toldja so, Part … Continue reading

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One more sale

According to my calculations, if I sell one more book–ebook or print version–I will earn out what I paid for the cover of book one. So if you know someone who might like my book, send them the link. Here’s … Continue reading

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The kitty engineers are back

And they have a great new video. Enjoy!

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Meimei update

Miss Meimei is apparently at least a month older than the foster place thought she was. She may be as many as six weeks older. But she came through her spaying just fine. The vet and I had a few … Continue reading

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Friday news briefs

An icon speaks: Abe Foxman has an in-depth interview in the Tablet magazine. Read it all. Here’s just a taste about why so many media outlets focus on Jews: Number two is, I would say, “Jews are news.” So, we … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Of course they do: Hezbollah is blaming Israel for a terrorist bomb in the Bekaa Valley yesterday. But everyone knows the reason Hezbollah is being targeted is their thousands of fighters supporting the Assad regime in Syria. So go ahead, … Continue reading

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The hatred of Israel in academia

The American Studies Assocation, for reasons that I really cannot fathom, voted to boycott Israeli academics. The American Studies Association said endorsement of the boycott “emerges from the context of U.S. military and other support for Israel,” among a host … Continue reading

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Mideast peace: Not gonna happen

John Kerry is of the opinion that he can get a peace plan in place by spring. Pressure Israel all you want, dude. Because this is what you have to deal with, and why there will be no peace agreement: … Continue reading

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Kindle Select and me

I just put Book One of The Catmage Chronicles into the Kindle Select program, which means if you have Amazon Prime, you can borrow and read the ebook for free. And so can your friends, so pass the word along.

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The modern war of attrition

It’s been a standard tactic of the Arab states for decades: When you can’t have an all-out war, kill as many Israelis as you can one or two or a few dozen at a time. Because world opinion will not … Continue reading

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Caturday evening post, special Meimei issue

So my four-month-old kitten? She isn’t four months old. When I got her, they said she was an eight-week kitten, but they were just guessing. I said she looked more like a twelve-week kitten. She was tiny, but she didn’t … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Looks like Israelis suck at snow removal: They must be southerners. 1500 drivers stuck, police directing them the wrong way… well, check out the pretty pictures at the link. Don’t worry, I’m sure the Palestinians will find a way to … Continue reading

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Busyness

You’ll have to settle for cat pictures. It was a busy day. They’re not nearly as friendly as that looks. A few moments after this one, Tig whopped Meimei because he wanted her off the shelf. I didn’t get that, … Continue reading

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Briefly

Yeah, my BS detector was pegged at high, too: Is the Daily News assisting in a hate crime hoax involving Hasidic Jews? Lies Obama told me: Say, remember how the Obama administration kept saying Netanyahu was exaggerating about the oil … Continue reading

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