Former cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi noted the existence of an actual Wikipedia entry on Israeli politicians convicted of various crimes. Jerusalem, March 31 – Leading political figures reacted to former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s conviction on corruption charges yesterday with ...
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If any members of the press wish to discuss the ongoing misery of the Palestinian people, feel free to visit me on my new 60-foot beauty. By Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to finally release the ...
Read More »Honest Anti-Zionist Also Questions Own Right To Exist
His very arrival in this world was fraught with violations of other people’s space, dignity, and possessions, and his continued existence has only made the situation even more complicated. Beirut, March 29 – Unlike most of his peers, Hassan Dirani ...
Read More »15-Year-Old Hopes He’s Not Too Old To Fight For Hamas
“I doubt they’d accept me. There are just too many younger guys out there – I’m basically over the hill as far as Hamas is concerned.” Rafah, Gaza Strip, March 28 – Yusuf Hijazi looks at the towering wall between ...
Read More »Wet Winter Threatens J-Street’s Supply Of Straw Men
Painting the Right as irredeemably extreme serves J-Street as a classic straw man argument, using large quantities of the agricultural by-product. Tel Aviv, March 25 – The relatively heavy precipitation of the last several months in Israel has severely reduced the ...
Read More »Man Caught Trying To Smuggle Tiny Parchments In His Phylacteries
In an unrelated incident at Malpensa this morning, security was alerted to a possible suicide bomber when a traveler from Tel Aviv was seen with strings protruding from under his shirt. Milan, Italy, March 26 – Security and customs officials ...
Read More »Obama To Send Condolences To Germany On Hitler Death Anniversary
“We express our heartfelt sympathy to the people of Hitler’s country over the loss of such a visionary leader.” Washington, March 25 – US President Barack Obama plans to correct a historical omission this year when, for the first time, ...
Read More »Israeli Left Regrets Granting Suffrage To Non-Ashkenazim
Evidently no one ever told them that democracy only works when you vote as the educated class sees fit. Tel Aviv, March 24 – The stunning electoral loss last week has ideologues and pragmatists on Israel’s political left wondering whether ...
Read More »I Hate The Stereotype Of Us Nazi-Loving Palestinians As Antisemitic
It simply does not add up. Certainly not to six million. Maybe a few hundred thousand. But I digress. By Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Prejudice is a terrible thing, as I need not inform you. We all know what happens ...
Read More »Elders Of Zion Invite Wrong Zoabi To Meeting
The damage control turned out to be unnecessary, as the call was conducted using the Cellcom mobile network, and nothing was heard. Savyon, Israel, March 22 – The secret cabal behind all of the world’s major affairs scrambled to perform ...
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