“Unlike humans, who never really mature. Trees have no need for our fickle sensibilities, and our tendency to seize every moment.” Sacher Park, Jerusalem, February 1 – The trees in this wooded patch of the city remain completely unaware that ...
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By Gad the Levite We just witnessed a miraculous salvation – the LORD split the Sea of Reeds and left dry land through which we passed, and then drowned the Egyptian cavalry behind us. Of course we burst forth in inspired ...
Read More »After Jerusalem Trains, Concrete Blocks On Tel Aviv Buses
Tel Aviv, January 29 – The apparent success in warding off automotive terrorist attacks on passengers by placing massive concrete blocks at Jerusalem light rail stations has prompted the Tel Aviv municipality to take similar measures to prevent terrorism on ...
Read More »Egypt Bans Dying During Protests
The announcement elicited objections from the Association of Funeral Directors, who accused the government of harming their livelihood. Cairo, January 28 – Renewed civil unrest over the last week has prompted an Egyptian government concerned about its image to outlaw ...
Read More »Obama Cites Lack Of Polish Golf Courses In Skipping Auschwitz
“Many important occasions demand his attention and there is no way he can attend them all and still conduct the affairs of state.” Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 28 – US President Barack Obama explained his decision today not to participate ...
Read More »Amid Oil Price Drop, Hezbollah To Hold Bake Sale
The event will take place in the schoolyard of the Imad Mughniyah Primary School in the Dahiyeh neighborhood, between the hours of 4 and 6 pm. Beirut, January 27 – A nearly 50-percent plunge in the price of crude oil ...
Read More »Facebook Down, Ministers Bored To Death In Cabinet Meeting
Jerusalem, January 27 – The sudden collapse of Facebook and Instagram this morning inconvenienced more than a billion people, but perhaps none more so than the Israeli cabinet, who were now forced to pay attention during their weekly meeting. Long ...
Read More »New Public Works Projects To Bring Jerusalem Into 20th Century
Alleyways that previously could only allow two people to pass abreast now have the capacity for an entire pedestrian to trip into one of the many open ditches and break as many as eighteen bones at once. Jerusalem, January 26 ...
Read More »Only Terrorists’ Grievances Are Worth Discussing
By Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy The civilized world’s reaction to the shootings in Paris several weeks ago led to some important soul-searching among Western leaders and thinkers: while the attacks are ...
Read More »Journalist Bravely Disregards Facts In Story About Jewish Racism
“I think it speaks to the level of control the Zionist-controlled media has over the rest of the so called independent media.” London, January 24 – Mira Bar-Hillel, a British-Israeli Journalist working for the Evening Standard, helped break a story ...
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