The most indicative response has been a shrug of the shoulders and the word ‘Fine’ or ‘Whatever.’ Jerusalem, May 10 – Ministry of Education representatives urged caution today in assessing the behavior of high school students in response to a ...
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Feed SubscriptionHazan Removed From Plenum For Yelling ‘Present!’ As Holocaust Names Read
“He continues to surprise us with his, shall we say, unique interpretation of what is and is not proper in this setting.” Jerusalem, May 5 – A Member of Knesset known for courting controversy has provoked critics again, this time ...
Read More »Livni’s Expense Account Sees Uptick In Deodorant Purchases
“Not that there’s anything here that smells wrong.” Jerusalem, April 27 – The Knesset Comptroller’s Office has noticed an increase in the amount of deodorant bought by MK Tzipi Livni in the last three weeks, Knesset observers have reported. The ...
Read More »Herzog Bitter He Wasn’t Allowed To Stand On Chair To Ask 4 Questions
“Buji doesn’t want to be coddled, and he repeatedly insists he can handle himself, but the Seder runs pretty late, and it was already past his bedtime.” Tel Aviv, April 24 – Two days after the Passover Seder, Isaac Herzog still ...
Read More »NGOs: Stop Teaching Greater/Less Than In Math; “Value Judgments”
“Why did the administration rely on a set of numbers to determine whether or not I belong in physics, calculus, or chemistry?” Tel Aviv, April 15 – A coalition of non-governmental organizations has petitioned the Ministry of Education to remove ...
Read More »Bibi: If Herzog Escapes Indictment, He’s Not Fit To Join Gov’t
Absent serious chances of a criminal conviction, Herzog would stick out like a sore thumb and generate more conflict than harmony. Jerusalem, April 7 – Amid rumors that Opposition leader Isaac Herzog might bring his Labor Party into Prime Minister ...
Read More »April Fools Over, But Zoabi Still Claiming To Represent Israeli Arabs
“I’m not entirely sure how long she intends to play this, but eventually it will get old and she’ll go back to undermining the state that pays her salary.” Nazareth, April 3 – April Fools Day ended at midnight as ...
Read More »Deri Accused Of Letting Others Cut Line At Knesset Cafeteria
It could be the first opportunity for MKs to exercise the bill that passed its preliminary reading yesterday, which okays the expulsion of a lawmaker if 90 votes can be secured. Jerusalem, March 30 – Police officials announced today they had opened ...
Read More »Haaretz Slams Netanyahu Over Haman’s Extermination Plot
“This is the indisputable result of an immature, intrusive, and arrogant campaign by the prime minister to manipulate American politics.” Tel Aviv, March 24 – The editorial board at Haaretz laced into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this morning, accusing him ...
Read More »Man Viewing Diaper Change Through Prism Of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
“I don’t think we would feel the need to use a Diaper Genie if we were truly comfortable with the way we oppress, exploit, and paternalize the Palestinians.” Tel Aviv, March 17 – A local father performing diaper-changing duties is ...
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