The US Congress is considering a sweeping anti-BDS law. I must give credit where credit is due: Omar, we couldn’t have done this without you. By Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Now is as good a time to let it be ...
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“I, for one, will be withholding my customary reflexive criticism of the prime minister until these crises have abated, and will instead work on openly fomenting dissent and mutiny.” Tel Aviv, June 6 – As Israel faces renewed missile attacks ...
Read More »Arab League Instructs Palestinians To Put Lotion In Basket
“It rubs the lotion in its skin or it gets the hose again,” the League said. Cairo, June 3 – The League of Arab States admonished the Palestinian nation to apply the lotion to its skin and return the lotion bottle to ...
Read More »FIFA: Israelis Forced To Continue Playing, Watching Football
Israelis will continue to be subjected to fans pathetically referring to their favorite team as “we.” Tel Aviv, June 4 – Palestinian withdrawal last week of a FIFA resolution to expel Israel from membership in the international organization means Israelis will ...
Read More »IS Vows To Follow Islamic Tradition Of Capturing, Neglecting Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s history bears evidence of this repeating pattern, from the initial Islamic conquest in the seventh century CE to the relatively short-lived Jordanian occupation of 1948-1967. Ar-Raqqah, Syria, June 3 – A spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and ...
Read More »Pallywood Executives Mull Reboot Of Blood Libel Franchise
A number of indie – short for indifada – studios specialize in adapting the blood libel cachet to current goings-on. Pallywood, June 2 – Studio executives in this field know an international sensation when they see one, often before most ...
Read More »Reward Offered For Nouns Palestinians Have Not Weaponized
“Most, if not all, of the non-weaponized nouns were no longer current by the ninenteenth century,” said researcher Aiosi Fifa. Tel Aviv, June 1 – Researchers at the Institute of Language are seeking the public’s help in finding concepts and ...
Read More »It’s Racist To Point Out Our Racism
By Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator In 2015, one should not have to point out racist behavior that should have disappeared long ago. I should not need to call people’s attention to racism, since they should, by now, have grown sensitive ...
Read More »Herzog: Bibi’s Response To Rockets Not Halfhearted Enough
“How can we retain the already-scarce goodwill of the international community if we go defending ourselves at every opportunity?” Tel Aviv, May 27 – Opposition leader Isaac Herzog laced into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu late Tuesday, saying the premier’s muted ...
Read More »Hamas Members Complain About Not Meeting OneRepublic
“One selfie with us wouldn’t hurt, would it?” Gaza City, May 29 – In the wake of a picture showing popular band OneRepublic visiting IDF soldiers manning an Iron Dome battery, Hamas militants have complained about being denied a visit by the ...
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