The Meretz Euphemism-Required-Doublespeak Enactment (1984)(2017) (MERDE) Jerusalem, February 16 – Legislators from the far-left Meretz Party seek to establish Doublespeak as an official language of Israel alongside Hebrew and Arabic, a statement by the party announced today. Officials from Meretz ...
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Israelis look forward to Livni’s eventual impact on the UN, which, if Livni’s record serves as an indicator, will descend into irrelevance and impotence. Tel Aviv, February 12 – Reports of the new UN Secretary-General offering MK Tzipi Livni a ...
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“Taking this firm ideological stance – which is also a practical one – will convey our gravitas as an alternative to the failures of the current government.” Jerusalem, February 7 – Senior figures within Israel’s Labor Party found themselves in ...
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The ascendancy of the Left was cemented into the workings of the justice-appointment process, and the Left has been clinging to its hold on the institution for dear life. Jerusalem, February 2 – Israel’s supreme court handed down a decision ...
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“The monthly payments start at 48,815 shekels. Netanyahu then gives kickbacks to the State and its institutions, such that more than 36,000 shekels of the total figure go back to Israel.” Jerusalem, January 29 – Senior figures in the parliamentary ...
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Criticism of the measure was not long in coming. “In any norm- I mean, this is no way to go about making or enforcing public policy.” Jerusalem, January 25 – Tax Authority officials announced today the imposition of a charge for ...
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If unfed for too long, report observers, the monster lashes out by causing social unrest and terrorism. Jerusalem, January 18 – The creature lurking in Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon’s wardrobe is beginning to grow and to demand greater quantities ...
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Avi Kastah, 40, earned the award keeping the machine in working order despite the high intensity of its operation. Jerusalem, January 16 – A low-level employee at Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office has been given Employee of the Month honors ...
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“He’d do almost anything to be accused of hooking up with hookers, maybe going on a serial killing spree and eating children,” observed one aide. Caesarea, January 11 – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has nothing but envy for the scale ...
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Experts caution that the record applies only to sex scandals, whereas other forms of alleged misconduct occur daily. Jerusalem, January 4 – A new mark has been set for Israel’s political system now that it has gone a full four ...
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