“I daresay the Zionist State will refuse this compromise, betraying the very intransigence which lies at the root of the conflict.” Jerusalem, September 29 – Leaders of Israel’s Arab political parties softened their stance today on the death and funeral ...
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“It wouldn’t do to have this historic, reputable institution get its name soiled in association with any scandal.” Jerusalem, September 29 – The management of the hotel where former US President Bill Clinton is staying in order to attend Shimon ...
Read More »Peres Now Advising Heaven On Economic Reform, Nuclear Development
“He’s been around almost as long as we have.” Supernal Realms, September 28 – Newly-arrived resident of Paradise Shimon Peres got to work immediately today, after it was announced that the longtime public servant would serve as a consultant to ...
Read More »Iran Mulls Nuclear Strike On Israel As World Leaders There For Peres Funeral
If successful, such an attack would eliminate many of the people who represent a check on the Islamic Republic’s efforts to build its sphere of influence Tehran, September 28 – Military and political chiefs in the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
Read More »Corbyn Invites Friends Hamas, Hezbollah, To Combat Labour Antisemitism
Persistent accusations and documentation of antisemitism have dogged Labour under Corbyn since the start of his term. London, September 27 – Newly-reelected Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn promised to improve his approach to addressing concerns of anti-Jewish prejudice in the ranks ...
Read More »European Muslims Shocked At Suggestion They Should Protest Aleppo Like Gaza
“This man has the Gaul – excuse me, the gall – to dictate to followers of Islam what their values should be.” Paris, September 26 – Muslim community organizations and individual adherents of Islam voiced surprise and anger today upon ...
Read More »Those Dying Syrians Are Making Us Look Like A Bunch Of Crybabies
By Mahmoud Abbas, President, Palestinian National Authority Under many circumstances I’d feel sorry for our Syrian brothers being subjected to barbaric cruelty at the hands of Assad’s air force and Russian warplanes, but these are not those circumstances. Not when their ...
Read More »New Rule Would Keep Knesset Sessions From Going Past Herzog’s Bedtime
Plenum sessions have challenged him, since Knesset rules preclude his bringing his enormous teddy bear into the chamber as he nurses a glass of warm milk and listens to a favorite story. Jerusalem, September 25 – A proposed amendment to deliberation rules ...
Read More »Migrating Birds Reject BDS, Fly Over Israel
One of the challenges to avian BDS would be identifying and selecting an alternative migration route that suits the ecological needs of the birds. Hula Valley, September 25 – Advocates for the economic, cultural, and political isolation of Israel expressed ...
Read More »Waqf Horrified To Discover Every Moment Of Jewish Day A Talmudic Ritual
Even when it looks like they’re involved in a mundane activity, Jews are doing that activity Talmudically. Jerusalem, September 20 – Members of the Islamic religious council governing affairs at the Temple Mount compound found to their shock and dismay ...
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