“It turns out that my life is much more significant on a global scale than I had assumed.” Cairo, January 12 – A local merchant knows whom to blame each time he encounters adversity: the nefarious forces bent on undermining ...
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“He’d do almost anything to be accused of hooking up with hookers, maybe going on a serial killing spree and eating children,” observed one aide. Caesarea, January 11 – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has nothing but envy for the scale ...
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“Kudos to the gabbai for noticing quickly and doing something about it.” Toronto, January 11 – Pop idol Justin Bieber entered the men’s section of an Orthodox synagogue this weekend and was promptly asked to move to the women’s balcony, ...
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Media coverage of Palestinian violence goes out of its way to avoid assigning blame to the perpetrators, focusing wherever possible on the Israeli response. Molenbeek, Belgium, January 10 – Jihadists around the world have begun to seek Palestinian citizenship as ...
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Other possible measures under consideration include financial penalties for drivers who commit more than two vehicular homicides per year. Jerusalem, January 9 – Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz is considering a unilateral move to cancel the driver’s license of ...
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“We’re not offering a coherent line here.” Ramallah, January 9 – A day after a Palestinian terrorist attack that killed four Israelis, Palestinian leaders have found themselves amidst vehement disagreement over today’s tactic: should they be embracing and lauding the ...
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By Ken Roth, Human Rights Watch The attack today on civilians in Jerusalem was terrible, of course, but that does not excuse Israeli soldiers from using excessive force in neutralizing the Palestinian driver. Instead of riddling him with bullets as ...
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“I can resign as many times as necessary to achieve Palestinian national aspirations.” Ramallah, January 8 – The Chief Palestinian negotiator aims to issue his one hundredth career threat this year to resign from the position, and voiced confidence this ...
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Experts caution that the record applies only to sex scandals, whereas other forms of alleged misconduct occur daily. Jerusalem, January 4 – A new mark has been set for Israel’s political system now that it has gone a full four ...
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“I write in Biblical Hebrew, which doesn’t even use vowel markings, let alone periods or commas,” he explained. Mount Horeb, January 4 – The Israelite lawgiver known as Moses announced a shift from the blogging platform WordPress to the use ...
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