The current figures mark a gradual shift that began with the formation of the current government. Jerusalem, December 29 – A survey of potential voters by one of the country’s leading electoral analysis firms has revealed that potential voters have ...
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“Probability alone militates against interpreting such praise as anything but biting commentary.” Jerusalem, December 20 – So unpopular has Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s administration grown that its public relations personnel on both party and Coalition levels no longer seek to ...
Read More »Clown Troupe Cancels Show At Knesset, Citing Dignity Of Clown Shows
“Our dignity is precious enough to us that we will not perform at such a disgraceful venue, no matter what the cost.” Jerusalem, December 9 – An ensemble of garishly-painted, slapstick performers known for oversize shoes, exaggerated pratfalls, and a ...
Read More »Ministry Of Culture Puzzled By Grant Request For Non-Anti-Zionist HaBima Play
“I don’t think we’ve ever done this before.” Jerusalem, November 18 – Officials and clerks at Israel’s chief government body for support of the arts voiced confusion today upon receipt of an application to fund a production of a show ...
Read More »MK Insists Call For Violence Against Jews Just Metaphor For Killing Jews
“Anyone who seeks to draw a connection between my innocent remarks and the entirely legitimate efforts of my people to rid the land of Jews who think they can just be sovereign, and not dhimmi, the way history intended, is ...
Read More »Activists Demand Chief Rabbi Position Be Opened To Muslims
Exclusive occupancy to date of that office by Jews provides a strong suggestion of discriminatory behavior on the part of those who elect that authority. Jerusalem, November 10 – Civil rights and equality NGOs petitioned the High Court today to ...
Read More »Lapid Names Sister-In-Law To Lead Anti-Nepotism Commission
“We are all too familiar with political jobs and positions running in the family,” he told reporters. Jerusalem, November 1 – Alternate Prime Minister and Yesh Atid Party Chairman Yair Lapid announced today that to combat the scourge of public officials ...
Read More »Gov’t To Address Budget Shortfall By Putting On Greatest Talent Show This Town has Ever Seen
“It’s just the idea to both save our budget and turn this town around!” Jerusalem, October 21 – Fiscal constraints ahead of a vote on the main spending bill in Israel’s parliament have led several prominent ministers to propose an ...
Read More »Career Bureaucrat Defers To Career Politician On How To Raise Your Kids
“There are some things beyond even my purview,” conceded the fifteen-year government employee. Jerusalem, October 12 – A mid-level functionary in the government office that oversees education in the country acknowledged today her limited capacity and training vis-à-vis the schooling ...
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 ...
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