“Taking this firm ideological stance – which is also a practical one – will convey our gravitas as an alternative to the failures of the current government.” Jerusalem, February 7 – Senior figures within Israel’s Labor Party found themselves in ...
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Feed SubscriptionExplorers Find Rare Bar Mitzva Boy Who Didn’t ‘Read So Beauuuuutifully’
“In examining evidence regarding approximately eighteen million Bar Mitzva celebrations documented since 1920, we have yet to encounter another case where ‘which ____ read so beauuuuutifully’ was not invoked.” Kfar Sava, February 6 – Anthropologists in search of heretofore unknown ...
Read More »Obama, Kerry Wonder Why Falcons Didn’t Try To Use ‘Soft Power’
“What did Atlanta expect, taking a 28-3 lead in the third quarter?” Washington, February 6 – Former President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry voiced puzzlement today at the Atlanta Falcons’ decision to employ outright force in ...
Read More »Jerusalem Man Unnerved At Discussion Of ‘Super Bowel’
“Trump not doing something about this? He can maybe build wall to keep people away from this?” Jerusalem, February 5 – A local resident expressed unease this afternoon in reaction to seeing repeated references in print and online media to ...
Read More »Hamas Nixes Prisoner Deal, But Willing To Exchange Rockets On Israel For Destruction Of Gaza
Hamas is also considering the use of further automotive terrorist attacks and suicide bombings to sweeten the deal. Gaza City, February 5 – The Islamist militant organization that governs the Gaza Strip rejected a proposal last week to free some ...
Read More »Whenever I Need A Laugh, I Think Of All Those People Assuming Palestine Will Be A Liberal Democracy
By Mahmoud Abbas Nobody ever promised me the position of President of the Palestinian National Authority would be easy. I never expected it to be. Combine it with – or consider it a subsidiary role of – my position as ...
Read More »UFO Enthusiasts Call Palestinian Unity Government Too Far-Fetched
“Palestinian unity? What are you, some kind of nut?” Boise, Idaho, February 1 – Groups of devotees to the notion of extraterrestrial visitors secretly visiting Earth, and whose presence has been repeatedly concealed by the government for decades, despite no conclusive ...
Read More »High Court Rules Unconstitutional To Appoint Non-Left-Wing Justices
The ascendancy of the Left was cemented into the workings of the justice-appointment process, and the Left has been clinging to its hold on the institution for dear life. Jerusalem, February 2 – Israel’s supreme court handed down a decision ...
Read More »Protests Against Heaven’s Muslim Ban Intensify
Spokesmen for Heaven defended the new restrictions as necessary to protect the citizens of the Realm. Eden, February 1 – Demonstrations continued today over the exclusion of Muslims from Paradise, in some cases turning violent. Crowds of excluded Muslims and ...
Read More »Report: Gorsuch Nominated Only After Netanyahu Declined Role
Conway predicted that if Netanyahu faces trouble at home as a result of several ongoing criminal corruption probes, he might change his mind. Washington, February 1 – Trump administration insiders reported today that Neil Gorsuch, a federal judge nominated to ...
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