You’ve always been a bunch of troublemakers. By US President Barack Obama You have to have a thick skin to succeed in politics. The higher you rise, the thicker that skin must be, so as you can imagine, I’ve developed ...
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Feed SubscriptionHerzog Blasts Bibi: Half Israeli Incomes Below National Average
“It’s a documented feature of the Israeli economy that you can see right from the day Netanyahu took office.” Tel Aviv, February 4 – Opposition leader Isaac Herzog laced into incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the economic front ...
Read More »IDF Cheerleader Unit Complains Of Sexism
“Contrary to what movies, TV programs, comic books, and video games might indicate, armor that leaves everything but a few choice points of female anatomy uncovered actually endangers the wearer,” read the complaint. Tzeelim Base, Negev Desert, February 5 – ...
Read More »ICC Overturns Nuremberg Convictions
The Court now realizes that calling for the removal of Jews from only the areas that Israel captured in 1967 would be discriminatory. The Hague, Netherlands, February 4 – Following a review of the protocols that form the basis for ...
Read More »ISIS Leader Caught Without Underage Bride
Choudry expressed concern that such behavior on the part of Baghdadi might tarnish the name of Islam. Somewhere near the Iraq/Syria border, February 3 – The head of the Islamic State found himself embroiled in a scandal today when visiting ...
Read More »‘Buji’ Herzog Snags Last Remaining Stupid Nickname
Future leaders will be forced to bear nicknames that do not prompt people to wonder what the hell they were thinking. Tel Aviv, February 2 – Opposition Leader and current election frontrunner Isaac Herzog confirmed today that his moniker “Buji” ...
Read More »Trees Totally Oblivious Tu Bishvat Coming
“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 ...
Read More »This Song At The Sea Would Sound Good If The Tribe Of Dan Would Shut Up
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 ...
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