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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Feed SubscriptionPalestinians Argue Whether Schedule Calls For Denouncing Or Embracing ISIS
“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 ...
Read More »Why Didn’t The IDF Just Shoot The Truck Out Of The Driver’s Hands?
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 ...
Read More »Erekat Hopes To Reach 100 Resignation Threats By End Of Year
“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 ...
Read More »Israel Breaks Own Record For Number Of Days Into New Year Without Sex Scandal Erupting
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 ...
Read More »Moses Switches To Quill, Parchment After WordPress Scores ‘Readability’ Low
“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 ...
Read More »Sasha, Malia Negotiate Allowance Increase By Taking White House Staff Hostage
Analysts noted other close parallels between the First Daughters’ approach and the ongoing attitude of Iran to Obama. Washington, January 5 – Sasha and Malia Obama, the daughters of the outgoing US president, followed Iran’s lead in dealing with their ...
Read More »Real Estate Agent Sees You Think Trump Will Move Embassy; Has Bridge To Sell You
“I’m telling you, this is the deal of a lifetime, and I’m offering it to you.” Jerusalem, January 5 – A property agent who has noticed you believe President-elect Donald Trump will make good on his campaign promise to transfer ...
Read More »Btselem, Breaking The Silence Puzzled By Need For Trial Of Accused Soldiers
“We could have told you the moment the story happened that the guy is guilty – he’s an Israeli soldier.” Tel Aviv, January 4 – The manslaughter conviction today of an IDF sergeant in the unlawful shooting death of a ...
Read More »People, You’re Supposed To THANK The Jews For Making Me Die For Your Sins
By Jesus of Nazareth, Son of God Let me get this straight: the Jews are collectively held responsible for having me crucified, in doing so proving instrumental to my purpose in dying for all the sins of humanity, and you ...
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