“Being overshadowed in this way should be welcome, I suppose, but my colleagues and I must also confess a sense of disappointment and discomfort. It just isn’t… normal.” Washington, October 26 – Social media bots, disinformation, and attempts to influence ...
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Feed SubscriptionSocially-Distanced Riots Hamper Terrorists Trying To Hide Among Civilians
Palestinian restrictions on conduct in the public space makes it difficult for significant numbers of violent demonstrators to use women and children as human shields. Nebi Saleh, October 22 – Palestinian stone- and firebomb-throwers confronting Israeli troops in and near ...
Read More »Man Torn Between Wanting Return To Normal And Having Excuse Not To Go To Shul
“I’m not looking forward to when things open up and my wife starts asking why I’m not going.” Jerusalem, October 22 – COVID lockdown measures over the last several months have created a dilemma for one local resident, who itches ...
Read More »Joint List To Oppose Any Deal With Palestinians As Well
“If Muhammad the Prophet himself were to ink such a deal we would still oppose it. We would also claim it wasn’t really Muhammad, because that would be awkward.” Jerusalem, October 21 – The alliance of mostly-Arab parties in Israel’s ...
Read More »Siblings Fighting, Yelling Helps Parents Recreate Authentic Classroom Ambience At Home
A key environmental element that many families cannot hope to replicate to a sufficient degree on their own. Jerusalem, October 20 – Distance learning has posed numerous logistical, financial, and parenting challenges for the vast majority of families, but one ...
Read More »Erekat Warns Israel: Dire Consequences For Depriving Palestinians Of Propaganda If He Survives COVID
Survival in defiance of the odds facing such an immunocompromised patient will indicate increased likelihood of foul play. Jerusalem, October 22 – A high-ranking Palestinian official undergoing treatment at a leading Israeli medical facility threatened negative outcomes for the Jewish State in ...
Read More »OK So Apparently The ‘Just’ In ‘Just War Theory’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Only’
by Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Leader Beirut, October 19 – Boy, is my face red. I finished reading some background material on what scholars call jus bellum justum, the philosophy of the Just War, and only now did I realize the whole ...
Read More »‘BDS’ Much Shorter Than ‘Movement To Make Jews Feel Unsafe Anywhere’
“Our real accomplishment isn’t in metrics of celebrity visits canceled, but creating an environment across the US and Europe where Jews feel threatened.” Berkeley, October 15 – Activists campaigning for the economic, diplomatic, and cultural isolation of the world’s only ...
Read More »Study Finds Uncanny Correlation Between God’s Will And Your Political Preferences
Even when you change your mind, God agrees with you before and after. Washington, October 15 – Researchers have identified a striking feature of your ideology and political sensibilities, a new study shows, in that those sensibilities align to a ...
Read More »Palestinian Prisoners On Zoom Via Smuggled Phones Unsure Whether Israel Jamming Or Platform Just Sucks
Never attribute to bad luck or to incompetence what can be attributed to Jewish perfidy. Ofer Prison, October 14 – Inmates at this IDF-administered detention facility north of Jerusalem who rely on contraband mobile devices to keep in touch with ...
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