By Saeb Erekat I have had quite enough of the Zionist trope that “Jews are from Judea; Arabs are from Arabia.” It’s nice and pat, and pretty straightforward, but it pointedly neglects the fact that my distant ancestors in Arabia ...
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Feed SubscriptionUnprecedented Trouble For 2016 Games Definitely Mossad’s Doing
“I think we all know who stands to gain from disaster on an international scale.” Rio de Janeiro, August 3 – This year’s Olympic Summer Games, scheduled to open on August 5, have seen a level of controversy and mismanagement unmatched ...
Read More »Zoabi In Critical Condition After Being Left In Hot Car
When asked why Zoabi apparently did not attempt to let herself out of the car, Tibi became incensed. “Why are you blaming the victim?” Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, August 3 – Joint List MK Hannen Zoabi was listed in ...
Read More »New Qatari Comedy Show Imagines BDS Caring About Arab Slavery
“It’s a realm no one has really ventured into before, and that’s what provides the whole comic gestalt.” Doha, August 4 – Producers of a new series slated for the Al-Jazeera network hope to make audiences laugh with the absurd ...
Read More »God Unsure How To Handle Prayers From Opposing Sports Teams
Observers note that while the Washington team apparently prayed with greater fervency, the Rutherford Team outdid them in imagining the positive consequences for their loved ones. Little Rock, AR – Two high school football teams playing against each other have each ...
Read More »‘Boycotting 101’ Prof Forced To Pass Student Who Boycotted Course
Professor Failim devoted extensive attention to the BDS movement and encouraged her students to support it. Tel Aviv, August 3 – A Tel Aviv University faculty member who gave a failing grade to a student who boycotted his course on ...
Read More »Hezekiah’s Tunnelers Keep Bumping Into Hamas
“They are throwing off the schedule and endanger the project itself.” Jerusalem, August 3 – Workers laboring under King Hezekiah of Judah to divert Jerusalem’s water source from use by the advancing Assyrian army have repeatedly encountered Hamas forced laborers ...
Read More »No, Mr. Abraham’s Servant, I’m Not Getting On A Camel With No Seatbelt
By Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel It is an honor for you to have come all this way to betroth me as a wife for the son of your master, sir. I am prepared to make the journey, and to become ...
Read More »France Removes Jewish Citizens From WWII Death Statistics
It is in keeping with France’s newfound – which is to say, rediscovered – honesty over how the society feels about Jews. Paris, August 1 – Following the omission of Jews from the litanies of terrorist attack victims in France over the ...
Read More »Meretz TV Demands Government Funding For Sake Of Independent Press
“The independence of Israeli journalism rests on it receiving funding from the entity from which it is trying to assert its independence,” explained Gilon. Tel Aviv, August 1 – Questions surrounding the establishment of a new government-owned corporation to manage public ...
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