Rumors included continued fighting in Syria and Iraq, terrorist attacks on Israelis, and something called “ISIL.” Boston, January 25 – Unconfirmed reports from around the globe appear to indicate that Sunday’s American Football Conference championship game between the teams representing ...
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“Snow, at least, is even whiter, and I am therefore not the most guilty thing in existence.” Tel Aviv, January 25 – Haaretz columnist and self-hating Israeli Rogel Alpher expressed a measure of relief after Israel’s first major snowfall of ...
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More than fifty percent of respondents answered that they would vote for that team over the incumbent in any future elections. Tel Aviv, January 24 – A new survey finds that in a hypothetical matchup, newly retired General Gabi Ashkenazi ...
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By Mahmoud Abbas Balance is the key to the successful conduct of any enterprise. Give too much weight to only one set of interests, and the entire project will be in jeopardy. For us Palestinians, the challenge since at least ...
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“Cleveland was the obvious choice of locale for avoiding unwanted attention. It’s the last place anyone thinks of in terms of anything important happening.” Cleveland, January 23 – Officials in Israel’s intelligence and security apparatus voiced concern today that the ...
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“Next you’ll tell me God wants us to arrange the Song at the Sea as an 80’s glam-rock ballad.” Marah, Sinai Peninsula, January 20 – Aficionados of high-percentage cocoa-solid chocolates expressed disappointment this week after Moses sweetened the lakes here for ...
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“Our values dovetail in several major respects.” Tehran, January 21 – To enhance its ability to identify and apprehend homosexuals, the Islamic Republic of Iran has contracted with the human rights organization Btselem, following revelations two weeks ago that the group ...
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“I often still yearn for that hands-on involvement in causes in which I believe.” Washington, January 21 – US President Barack Obama expressed support for the Palestinian struggle for statehood today, admitting that he harbored some envy for them over ...
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“Inmates suffer under this harsh grade inflation regime.” Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 20 – Palestinians convicted of terrorism offenses against Israelis accused the administrators of their free university degree program of padding the scores the inmates achieved on exams ...
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The unexpected relevance of turnips to a personality many expected to find more closely associated with waffles. Jerusalem, January 20 – A new survey of the Israeli electorate finds that three quarters of voters cannot tell the difference between Opposition ...
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