Even the minority of non-American respondents who did not liken hearing American-accented Hebrew to having one’s toenails pulled out with pliers nevertheless rated the experience as negative. Jerusalem, December 26 – A survey of both native-born and longtime-immigrant Israelis reveals ...
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“Practices such as child-catching and a ban on producing or raising children carry ominous echoes of everything we accuse Israel of doing.” Durban, December 27 – Leaders of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement that singles out the world’s only Jewish ...
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Two lawmakers objected to the proposal, arguing that the clog-prone toilet should be named for other, more worthy candidates, perhaps people closer to home. Jerusalem, December 28 – Reports of discussions surrounding a proposal to name a future train station ...
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“We could call on our people to riot in response, but I think that would kind of make their point for them,” admitted a Jordanian official. Cairo, December 28 – Continued unrest in the region following US President Donald Trump’s ...
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Several international bodies have either blamed Israel for the phenomenon or called on the Jewish State to do more to protect Palestinians from such developments. Hebron, December 27 – Makeshift firearms of Palestinian manufacture continue to roll off the assembly ...
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By Joseph the carpenter Good morning, my dear wife. Is there any way I can make you more comfortable? Little Jesus looks so sweet, swaddled against you like that. What a lovely picture. Would you like something to eat or ...
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“It is permissible to temporarily pretend not to be a Torah-observant Jew so that one may speak his or her mind without facing trial by media for incitement.” Har Bracha, December 26 – Jewish religious leaders in Israel have begun counseling their ...
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“In exchange for a small fee, I schmooze with some organizers and police, and there you go.” Tel Aviv, December 25 – Saturday night’s demonstration on Rothschild Boulevard against graft, cronyism, and other breaches of public trust in government marked ...
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A spokesman sought to reassure concerned users that the Hell-temperature-monitoring mechanism would not fall prey to unscrupulous manipulations. San Francisco, December 19 – New safety rules in place at the social media giant Twitter have the corporation taking a newer, firmer ...
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Many government and public-sector employees find it difficult to transition from their routine stonewalling of citizens to the stonewalling that takes place as part of a strike. Jerusalem, December 20 – A strike among public-sector workers entered its fourth day ...
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