Much of Euro-American foreign policy over the last decades has relied on strongmen to impose decisions on the populace in the various non-democratic nations. Ramallah, October 5 – Supporters of the current Palestinian Authority president and his ruling faction remain wary ...
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“If I call today I’ll probably be the first one to get an appointment in one of the prime time slots in that vast, empty schedule the clinic must have.” Jerusalem, October 4 – A resident of Israel’s capital city who ...
Read More »Palestinian Bureaucracy Stymies Opening Of ‘No-Kill’ Orphanage
The chief factor behind the repeated rejection involves the applicants’ principled refusal to bribe various Palestinian officials. Ramallah, September 30 – Humanitarian activists have failed yet again to penetrate the numerous layers of government oversight, regulation and approval plaguing this already-inefficient ...
Read More »Disaster Strikes At IfNotNow Simchat Torah Chametz Burning
INN selected the time and day to maximize the metaphorical impact of that’s when they could get everyone to commit to coming. New York, September 30 – A progressive organization seeking to harness its Jewish bona fides by tying its ...
Read More »Taliban Groom Frustrated Toys “R” Us Gone: Wanted Bride’s Registry There
He will face difficulty finding safety seats for her and his other wives when traveling in his captured Humvee. Kabul, September 23 – A member of the militant Islamist group that now governs Afghanistan voiced his disappointment today that his ...
Read More »NYC Bans Lulavs As Too Pointy
“With the help of the Cuomo administration we’ve been able to exploit concerns over COVID to demonize the Jews , and now the public will more easily tolerate edicts that target them.” New York, September 23 – A spate of ...
Read More »I Can’t Wait For Another Gaza Relief Flotilla That Carries No Relief
By Subhi Jamaal, Gaza resident Gaza City, September 16 – More than eleven years have elapsed since the Mavi Marmara incident, in which Israeli commandos boarded a vessel bound for the Gaza coast that carried mainly activists and some weapons, but ...
Read More »Divorcing Couple In Bitter Custody Battle Over ‘Good’ Spoons
Neither Crate & Barrel nor Fortunoff sell the patterns in question anymore. Jerusalem, September 14 – A husband and wife negotiating the terms under which they will end their marriage have managed so far to avoid acrimony regarding where the ...
Read More »NGO Hopes To Bring Israel To ICC On Charges Of Mass Non-Rape
Whenever and wherever Israel appears to be doing something positive, look for a sinister ulterior motive. The Hague, September 13 – Activists on behalf of Palestinian rights continue their efforts to seek justice, with one group organizing around the goal ...
Read More »Knesset To Truck In Bikes For Showcase On Air Quality
“It’s a lot of materials – I think we’ll need the volume equivalent to four or five semi-trailers.” Jerusalem, September 9 – The Jewish holidays that bring legislative work in Israel to a standstill in late summer or early fall ...
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