New York, September 2 – Banking on the success of an initiative in the Rafah area to shield Egypt from the unpleasantness emanating from neighboring Gaza, the country’s delegation to the United Nations plans to create a similar zone between its ...
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“The only way I can understand this decision is a presidential attempt to snub people who worked to defeat one of his signature initiatives,” said political commentator Darr K. Emory. Washington, September 21 – With the traditional Jewish ritual of ...
Read More »Joint List Protests Ban On Molotov Cocktails In Knesset
“What’s going to be made illegal next – declaring solidarity with a terrorist organization?” asked MK Basel Ghattas. Jerusalem, September 20 – Members of the Joint Arab List delegation in the Knesset voiced their objections to various security measures in ...
Read More »Israel Officially Apologizes For Producing Uri Geller
Ministry spokeswoman Loma Amin said that on behalf of the people of Israel, the government apologizes to the world both for producing and tolerating such a fraud, and for taking this long to acknowledge it. Jerusalem, September 20 – Saying ...
Read More »Mecca To Chip Away At Kaaba To Arm Temple Mt. Palestinians
Partial demolition of the Kaaba could begin as early as next week. Mecca, September 16 – The mayor of Islam’s holiest city announced plans today to provide rocks to Palestinians on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by breaking off pieces ...
Read More »Terrorism Support May Cause Corbyn To Be Thought Terrorism Supporter
“It might be a stretch, of course, because how many left-wing politicians have been known to actually side with terrorists?” London, September 18 – Video footage and photographic evidence of British Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivering the keynote address ...
Read More »Citing Gaza, Media To Call Iran Nukes ‘Crude,’ ‘Homemade’
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have received arms and funding from Iran, so the similar treatment is doubly suitable. New York, September 17 – Media outlets expecting to report on the development of Iranian atomic weapons will adopt the same ...
Read More »Putin Promises Only Indirect Support For Assad Atrocities
The Russian leader assured the international community that if such episodes occur, his soldiers would only stand on the sidelines and cheer. Moscow, September 16 – Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to assuage international concern over his country’s growing military ...
Read More »Stoners Disappointed By So-Called ‘High’ Holidays
“There’s the part of the Yom Kippur liturgy in which there’s a confession that talks about things that will get you stoned, but it turns out that means something totally not cool.” Sacramento, September 13 – Marijuana enthusiasts expressed dismay ...
Read More »Meretz: Ban Bars From Not Hiring Muslims Who Won’t Serve Alcohol
Zandberg said she had not once spied a bartender in traditional Muslim garb, and concluded that discrimination must be the root cause of that absence. Jerusalem, September 9 – New legislation brought by the left-wing Meretz Party would outlaw what ...
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